Chess Engine in Python

A chess engine built from scratch in Python, featuring move generation, position evaluation, and a graphical user interface.

Overview

This project implements a complete chess engine in Python with the following features:

• Legal chess move generation
• Position evaluation
• Search algorithms (Minimax with Alpha-Beta pruning)
• Simple AI opponent
• Graphical user interface for gameplay

Installation

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/SachinSSh/Chess_Engine_in_python.git

Usage

Running with GUI

To start the chess engine with the graphical interface:

python -m Chess_Engine_in_python.main --gui

Future Improvements

• Implement transposition tables for improved search performance
• Add opening book support
• Implement UCI protocol for compatibility with chess GUIs
• Improve evaluation function with more chess knowledge
• Add time controls and game clock