/Clion-ChessEngine

Clion-ChessEngine is a Python-based chess AI aiming for 2000+ FIDE rating. Currently at ~1800 ELO, it uses Pygame and focuses on efficient move calculation. Features human/AI play options and room for optimization.

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Clion-ChessEngine

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General info

Clion is a Chess Engine developed in Python. It is an attempt to develop an Engine which can play at FIDE Rating of 2000+ currently it plays aproximately at 1800 ELO. Current Improvement areas include efficiently calculating moves which can give fruitfull results and hence can be helpful to increase Engine's DEPTH of calculating moves.

Technologies

  • Python 3.12.3
  • pygame 2.0.1

Instructions

  1. Clone the Repository 
    git clone https://github.com/ShubhamPhapale/Clion-ChessEngine.git
  2. Execute command 
    pip install requirements.txt
    Note : You may directly use the newenv by activating it
  3. Change directory to src 
    cd src
  4. Execute Command: 
    python ChessMain.py

Note : You can select Human / AI to play in the ChessMain.py by setting boolean flags for whiteplayer / blackplayer

Handling:

  • Press z to undo a move.
  • Press r to reset the game.

Additional Resources

Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to be learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

  1. Fork the Project
  2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
  3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Added some AmazingFeature')
  4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
  5. Open a Pull Request