Chess engine

This is a fully functional game core that implements all the functionality and logic and provides an easy way to interact with the pieces.

Install

npm

npm i @hiron-tez/chess

pnpm

pnpm add @hiron-tez/chess

yarn

yarn add @hiron-tez/chess

bun

bun add @hiron-tez/chess

Usage

Basic

import { Board } from "@hiron-tez/chess";
const board = new Board();
await board.move("a2", "a4");
await board.autoMove();
await board.undo();

Advanced

import { CustomBoard, King, Pawn } from "@hiron-tez/chess";

const board = new CustomBoard([
  new King("B2", Color.White),
  new King("B8", Color.Black),

  new Pawn("A2", Color.White),
  new Pawn("B4", Color.Black),
]);

const pawnDoubleMove = await board.move("A2", "A4");
// { success: true, ...}
const enPassant = await board.move("B4", "A3");
// { success: true, ...}
const blackPawn = board.getPieceAt("A3");
// [instance of Piece]
const whitePawn = board.getPieceAt("A4");
// undefined
const checkColor = board.checkColor;
// Color.White
const checkmateColor = board.checkmateColor;
// null
const whiteKingPossibleMoves = board.getPossibleMoves("B2");
// [array of MoveT]
const isBlackPawnAtA3 = blackPawn?.isAt("A3");
// true

Documentation

• Notation string

  String that represents a position on a chess board. Allowed characters: a-h, A-H, 1-8. Format: "[File][Rank]"

  • type: string
  • example: "A1"

• PointT

  An object with x and y coordinates. Allowed values: 0-7

  • type: object

  • example:

    {
      x: 0,
      y: 0
    }

• PositionInputT

  PointT, Position or notation string

  • type: PointT | Position | string

• Type

  Enum that represents the type of a chess piece.

  • members:
    • King
    • Queen
    • Rook
    • Bishop
    • Knight
    • Pawn

• Color

  Enum that represents the color of a chess piece.

  • members:
    • White
    • Black

• Position

  A class with coordinates and useful methods and properties to work with positions

  • params:
    • position PositionInputT
  • properties:
    • x number - coordinate
    • y number - coordinate
    • notation string | undefined - a string representation of the position
    • isValid boolean - indicates whether the position is valid
  • methods:
    • distanceTo - get distance to a specified position
      • params:
        • position PositionInputT
      • returns number
      • example:

        position.distanceTo("A1");

• Piece

  A class representing a chess piece.

  • properties:
    • type Type (readonly) - the type of the piece
    • color Color (readonly) - the color of the piece
    • oppositeColor Color (readonly) - the color of the opposite team
    • position Position - the position of the piece
    • isMoved boolean - whether the piece was already moved or not yet
    • id string - a unique identifier
  • methods:
    • isAt - check if the piece is at specified position
      • params:
        • position PositionInputT
      • returns boolean

• King, Queen, Rook, Bishop, Knight, Pawn (extend Piece)

  Classes that represent chess pieces with their unique behaviors

  • parameters:
    • position PositionInputT - the position of the piece
    • color Color - the color of the piece

• CustomBoard

  Chess game controller

  • parameters:
    • pieces Array<King | Queen | Rook | Bishop | Knight | Pawn> - the set of pieces
    • options.colorToMove Color (optional) - which team should move first
    • options.getPromotionVariant EventHandler["GetPromotionVariant"] (optional)
    • options.onBoardChange EventHandler["BoardChange"] (optional)
    • options.onCheck EventHandler["Check"] (optional)
    • options.onCheckmate EventHandler["Checkmate"] (optional)
    • options.onDraw EventHandler["Draw"] (optional)
    • options.onCheckResolve EventHandler["CheckResolve"] (optional)
    • options.onCheckmateResolve EventHandler["CheckmateResolve"] (optional) (triggers only on undo)
    • options.onDrawResolve EventHandler["DrawResolve"] (optional) (triggers only on undo)
    • options.onMove EventHandler["Move"] (optional)
    • options.onCapture EventHandler["Capture"] (optional)
    • options.onCastling EventHandler["Castling"] (optional)
    • options.onPromotion EventHandler["Promotion"] (optional)
  • properties:
    • status Status - status of the game
    • checkColor Color | null - color of the team in check
    • checkmateColor Color | null - color of the team in checkmate
    • isDraw boolean - did game ended with a draw
    • winnerColor Color | null - color of the winner team
    • colorToMove Color - color of the team that makes the next move
    • pieces Array<Piece> - the current set of pieces
    • capturedPieces Array<Piece> - the set of captured pieces
    • history Array<MoveT> - the list of moves
  • methods:
    • move - move a piece from and to a specified position
      • params:
        • startPosition PositionInput
        • endPosition PositionInput
      • returns Promise<MoveReturnT> - move result with details
    • undo - undo the latest move
      • returns UndoReturnT
    • on - set event handler. Overrides previous handler for the same event
      • params:
        • event Event
        • eventHandler EventHandler
    • getPieceAt - get a piece at the specified position
      • params:
        • position PositionInputT
      • returns Piece | undefined
    • getPiecesByColor - get all the pieces of a specified team
      • params:
        • color Color
      • returns Array<Piece>
    • getCapturedPiecesByColor - get all the captured pieces of a specified team
      • params:
        • color Color
      • returns Array<Piece>
    • getPossibleMoves - get all possible moves of a specified piece
      • params:
        • position PositionInput
      • returns Array<MoveT> - list of valid moves
    • evaluate - evaluate current positions from the perspective of the current team to move
      • params:
        • depth number (optional) (default: 2) - the depth of the forecast
      • returns number - number in range from -Infinity (defeat) to Infinity (win)
    • autoMove - move automatically
      • params:
        • depth number (optional) (default: 2) - the depth of the forecast
      • returns Promise<MoveReturnT> - move result with details

• Board (extends CustomBoard)

  Chess game controller with the prepared set of pieces

  • parameters:
    • options - same as in CustomBoard

• Status

  Enum that represents the current status of the game

  • members:
    • Active
    • Check
    • Checkmate
    • Draw

• Event

  Enum that represents the type of an event

  • members:
    • BoardChange
    • Check
    • Checkmate
    • Draw
    • CheckResolve
    • CheckmateResolve
    • DrawResolve
    • Move
    • Capture
    • Castling
    • Promotion

• EventHandlerT

  Event handlers types

  • type: object
  • GetPromotionVariant - get the promotion variant for a pawn
    • parameters:
      • position Position - the position of the pawn
    • returns Type | Promise<Type>
  • BoardChange - board change event handler
    • parameters:
      • pieces Array<Piece> - the current piece set
  • Check - check event handler
    • parameters:
      • color Color - the color of the team that's in check
  • Checkmate - checkmate event handler
    • parameters:
      • color Color - the color of the team that's in checkmate
  • Draw - draw event handler
  • CheckResolve - check resolve event handler
  • CheckmateResolve - checkmate resolve event handler. (Triggers only on undo after a checkmate)
  • DrawResolve - draw resolve event handler. (Triggers only on undo after a draw)
  • Move - piece movement event handler
    • parameters:
      • startPosition Position - piece start position
      • endPosition Position - piece end position
  • Capture - piece capture event handler
    • parameters:
      • capturedPosition Position - captured piece position
  • Castling - castling event handler
    • parameters:
      • kingStartPosition Position - king start position
      • kingEndPosition Position - king end position
      • rookStartPosition Position - rook start position
      • rookEndPosition Position - rook end position
  • Promotion - pawn promotion event handler
    • parameters:
      • position Position - position of the pawn

• MoveType

  Enum that represents a type of a move

  • members
    • Move
    • Capture
    • Castling
    • Promotion

• MoveT

  Details of a move

  • type: object
  • type MoveType - type of the move
  • startPosition Position - initial position of the piece
  • endPosition Position - final position of the piece
  • capturedPosition Position | undefined (exists if type is Capture) - position of a captured piece. Differs from endPosition only on en-passant.
  • castlingRookStartPosition Position | undefined (exists if type is Castling) - initial position of the castling rook
  • castlingRookEndPosition Position | undefined (exists if type is Castling) - final position of the castling rook
  • newPieceType Type | undefined (exists if type is Promotion) - the new piece type of the promoted pawn
  • pieceId string - id of the moved piece. Id of a promoted pawn changes
  • isPieceFirstMove boolean - indicates whether the piece moved for the first time

• MoveReturnT

  A wrapper around the MoveT that helps to handle successful and unsuccessful moves

  • success boolean - whether the move succeeded
  • ...MoveT - properties from MoveT (exist only if success is true)
  • reason string - the reason for the failure (exists only if success is false)

• UndoReturnT

  An object that helps to handle successful and unsuccessful undo events

  • success boolean - whether the undo was successful
  • reason string - the reason for the failure (exists only if success is false)