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* [[Iterative Deepening]] | * [[Iterative Deepening]] | ||
* [[Alpha-Beta]] | * [[Alpha-Beta]] | ||
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| + | * [[Null Move Pruning]] ([[Depth Reduction R|R2]]) (0.5) | ||
* [[Quiescence Search]] | * [[Quiescence Search]] | ||
* [[Move Ordering]] | * [[Move Ordering]] | ||
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==[[Evaluation]]== | ==[[Evaluation]]== | ||
* [[Piece-Square Tables]] | * [[Piece-Square Tables]] | ||
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=Forum Posts= | =Forum Posts= | ||
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* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=77089 PST-only Evaluation for MinimalChess 0.4] by [[Thomas Jahn]], [[CCC]], April 15, 2021 » [[Piece-Square Tables]] | * [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=77089 PST-only Evaluation for MinimalChess 0.4] by [[Thomas Jahn]], [[CCC]], April 15, 2021 » [[Piece-Square Tables]] | ||
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=77186 MinimalChess 0.4 released] by [[Thomas Jahn]], [[CCC]], April 27, 2021 | * [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=77186 MinimalChess 0.4 released] by [[Thomas Jahn]], [[CCC]], April 27, 2021 | ||
| + | * [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=77586 MinimalChess 0.5 released] by [[Thomas Jahn]], [[CCC]], June 30, 2021 | ||
=External Links= | =External Links= | ||
==Chess Engine== | ==Chess Engine== | ||
* [https://github.com/lithander/MinimalChessEngine GitHub - lithander/MinimalChessEngine] | * [https://github.com/lithander/MinimalChessEngine GitHub - lithander/MinimalChessEngine] | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6vJSkTaZuBtTokp8-gnTsP39GCaRS3du Making of MinimalChessEngine], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video | ||
==Misc== | ==Misc== | ||
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/minimal minimal - Wiktionary] | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/minimal minimal - Wiktionary] | ||
Revision as of 19:57, 1 July 2021
ELEMENT LVIII-Animation [1]
MinimalChess,
an UCI compliant, didactic open source chess program by Thomas Jahn, written in C#, and first released as MinimalChess 0.2 in February 2021 [2].
The game playing entity consists of the library MinimalChess, and using that library, the UCI engine MinimalChessEngine and, if no external GUI is used, the Command Line Interface MinimalChessBoard.
Contents
Features
Board Representation
Search
- Iterative Deepening
- Alpha-Beta
- Transposition Table (0.5)
- Null Move Pruning (R2) (0.5)
- Quiescence Search
- Move Ordering
- PV-Move
- Captures by MVV/LVA
- Killer Heuristic (0.4)
Evaluation
- Piece-Square Tables
- Mobility (0.5)
Forum Posts
- Testing strategies for my engines playing strength by Thomas Jahn, CCC, January 04, 2021
- My Beginner’s Guide to Chess Programming by Thomas Jahn, CCC, January 23, 2021
- MinimalChess 0.2 released by Thomas Jahn, CCC, February 12, 2021
- Quiescence Search doesn't improve strength by Thomas Jahn, CCC, February 25, 2021 » Quiescence Search
- MinimalChess 0.3 released by Thomas Jahn, CCC, March 09, 2021
- PST-only Evaluation for MinimalChess 0.4 by Thomas Jahn, CCC, April 15, 2021 » Piece-Square Tables
- MinimalChess 0.4 released by Thomas Jahn, CCC, April 27, 2021
- MinimalChess 0.5 released by Thomas Jahn, CCC, June 30, 2021
External Links
Chess Engine
Misc
- minimal - Wiktionary
- Minimal from Wikipedia
- Minimalism from Wikipedia
- Pet Shop Boys - Minimal (2005), YouTube Video
