=== 24-bit ANSI colored, console-based chess using Java. Optional multi-threaded AI using Minimax with alpha-beta pruning. Fully configurable properties including: ply depth, thread pool size, optional AI time limit, all colors, and more.
$ java -jar chess.jar
To play against the computer change the humanPlayer value to true in the editable chess.properties file and re-run the jar file. Or change any of the other options and re-run the jar file. Play around! Many interesting combinations are available there:
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# Usage:
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# General Game Settings:
# numDrawReps number of repeated moves to call game a draw
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# AI Settings:
# humanPlayer: set to true to play as player 1 (white)
# maxThreads: maximum number of threads for AI to run simultaneously
# aiPlyDepth: maximum number of moves for AI to look ahead
# maxAISeconds: maximum number of seconds to allow AI to think (0 for no time limit)
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# UI Settings:
# showVictims: color the board to show current players possible moves if true
# showTargets: color the board to show opponents possible moves if true
# showCapturesOnly: limit board coloring to only show possible captures if true
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# player1 label to use for player 1
# player2 label to use for player 2
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# ANSI Colors (24-bit):
# blkBack background color for dark squares
# whtBack background color for light squares
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# blkForeB foreground color for black piece on dark square
# blkForeW foreground color for black piece on light square
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# whtForeB foreground color for white piece on dark square
# whtForeW foreground color for white piece on light square
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# blkMoved foreground color for last moved black piece
# whtMoved foreground color for last moved white piece
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# blkCheck foreground color for black king in check
# whtCheck foreground color for white king in check
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# targetsShade color influence for target positions
# victimsShade color influence for victim positions
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#Wed Jul 03 01:13:30 CDT 2019
numDrawReps=3
humanPlayer=false
maxThreads=100
aiPlyDepth=6
maxAISeconds=75
showVictims=true
showTargets=true
showCapturesOnly=true
player1=Player 1
player2=Player 2
blkBack=142, 142, 142
whtBack=204, 204, 204
blkForeB=64, 64, 64
blkForeW=0, 0, 0
whtForeB=255, 255, 255
whtForeW=255, 255, 255
blkMoved=192, 0, 0
whtMoved=0, 0, 255
blkCheck=192, 128, 0
whtCheck=192, 128, 0
targetsShade=0, 0, 128
victimsShade=160, 0, 0