/unix_chess

C99 port of Ken Thompson's chess

Primary LanguageC

Unix chess

Attempted C99 port of Ken Thompson's chess program (1979).

Work in progress

TODO:

  • [DONE] copy the sources and the book to this repo
  • compile the sources in a PDP-11 simulator
    • add V7 image to the PyPDP11 project
  • [IN PROGRESS] translate sources from K&R C and PDP-11 assembly to C99
  • implement modern chess engine protocol
  • evaluate the strength of the chess engine