The pieces weren't well distinguishable, but I managed to win at first go :)
The Kilobyte’s Gambit
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Re: The Kilobyte’s Gambit
#22The interface makes this impossible - it’s pretty but unplayable. Please post a simple 2d interface
Re: The Kilobyte’s Gambit
#23Wow it took me 40 or so attempts to beat it. I’m a chess novice but you’d think a human novice should be able to beat a small chunk of JavaScript. This code must be pretty compact even if expanded to readable form? Is there a repo anywhere with this type of chess engine explained and expanded to human readable commented code?
Re: The Kilobyte’s Gambit
#24Wow it took me 40 or so attempts to beat it. I’m a chess novice but you’d think a human novice should be able to beat a small chunk of JavaScript. This code must be pretty compact even if expanded to readable form? Is there a repo anywhere with this type of chess engine explained and expanded to human readable commented code?
The javascript engine: https://nanochess.org/chess4.html#sour
The slightly older C version: https://nanochess.org/chess1.html
The author wrote a book commenting and explaining the C version, it's 170 pages long! https://nanochess.org/chess3.html#book
Edit: MicroMax is a close competitor that also has very good explanations on their website https://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/max-src2.html .
Re: The Kilobyte’s Gambit
#25If the engine is well separated from the UI it would be neat to have a simple version using the Unicode chess set.
Regardless, this is so cool.
Re: The Kilobyte’s Gambit
#26If the engine is well separated from the UI it would be neat to have a simple version using the Unicode chess set. Regardless, this is so cool.
Yes, I'm not a fan of the CGA graphics at all. I blundered in my first game because I misinterpreted the piece graphics.
Re: The Kilobyte’s Gambit
#27Invoking a chess engine via '1024 bytes of javascript' is drivel.
Re: The Kilobyte’s Gambit
#28Nice, it's impressive that it can make some coherent move sequences in such short code. I beat it pretty quickly on the first try (it doesn't stand up well to tactics) but the degree of game sense it does have is impressive.
Re: The Kilobyte’s Gambit
#29If the engine is well separated from the UI it would be neat to have a simple version using the Unicode chess set. Regardless, this is so cool.
I think https://nanochess.org/archive/tiny_chess_1.html is that, possibly for an older/newer version of the engine (found via https://nanochess.org/chess4.html#sour, which SatvikBeri mentioned in a different message)
Still looks a bit weird on my iPad (huge black pawns), but easier to beat because it’s easier to see the board.
Re: The Kilobyte’s Gambit
#30If the engine is well separated from the UI it would be neat to have a simple version using the Unicode chess set. Regardless, this is so cool.
This is the same engine but doesn't look quite as far ahead https://nanochess.org/archive/tiny_chess_2.html