Author: Adam Oellermann
Date: 07:20:27 07/31/01
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On July 31, 2001 at 10:02:23, Adam Oellermann wrote: >On July 31, 2001 at 08:39:39, Adrian Smith wrote: > >>Hey all, >> >>I'm interested in programming my own chess bot. I'm fairly new to the concept of >>programming one, does anyone know what would be the best place to start if i >>wanted to create one from scratch? >> >>Thanks >> >> Adrian Smith > >I have some very basic notes at http://www.oellermann.com/cftchess/notes/ . >Although nothing more advanced than alpha-beta is covered, hopefully the >concepts are fairly clear and will enable understanding of some of the more >tricky stuff which is available around the Net. The notes were written to assist >entrants in a checkers-programming contest last year, and have been updated for >chess. > >Cheers >Adam I would also **strongly** recommend looking at the source of some of the programs which are available for download. In particular, you might want to check out the following: - Crafty - the strongest program whose source code is publicly available - TSCP (Tom's Simple Chess Program) - a very clearly written, concise, well-commented simple chess prog - GNUChess - a strong engine with source available - Gerbil - written with the express purpose of being a "learning" engine I would recommend you get hold of all of these. Each of the programming styles is quite different, but all are sound starting points. Best of luck! Adam
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