/golang-chess

A golang port of python-chess

Primary LanguageGoGNU General Public License v3.0GPL-3.0

golang-chess: A library for chess in golang, ported from python-chess

Introduction

THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS

python-chess is a fantastic library for chess, written in pure python, under very active development. This project is an attempt to incrementally port python-chess to golang, for learning and fun!

Progress

  • Core [7/9]
    • [x] Colors
    • [x] Piece Types
    • [x] Squares
    • [x] Pieces
    • [x] Moves
    • [ ] Board
    • [ ] Chess960
    • [x] Bitboard functions
    • [x] Square Sets
  • PGN Parsing and Writing [0/6]
    • [ ] Parsing
    • [ ] Writing
    • [ ] Game Model
    • [ ] Visitors
    • [ ] NAGs
    • [ ] Skimming
  • [ ] Opening Book
  • [ ] Gaviota tablebase probing
  • [ ] Syzygy tablebase probiderived fromng
  • [ ] UCI engine communication
  • [ ] SVG rendering (export file)
  • [ ] Variants
  • [ ] Documentation
  • [ ] Benchmarking

License

golang-chess is licensed under GPL 3, the same as python-chess, as the project is a derived work. Checkout LICENSE.txt for the full text.