golang-chess: A library for chess in golang, ported from python-chess

Introduction

THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS

python-chess is a fantastic library for chess, written in pure python, under very active development. This project is an attempt to incrementally port python-chess to golang, for learning and fun!

Progress

• Core [7/9]
  • [x] Colors
  • [x] Piece Types
  • [x] Squares
  • [x] Pieces
  • [x] Moves
  • [ ] Board
  • [ ] Chess960
  • [x] Bitboard functions
  • [x] Square Sets
• PGN Parsing and Writing [0/6]
  • [ ] Parsing
  • [ ] Writing
  • [ ] Game Model
  • [ ] Visitors
  • [ ] NAGs
  • [ ] Skimming
• [ ] Opening Book
• [ ] Gaviota tablebase probing
• [ ] Syzygy tablebase probiderived fromng
• [ ] UCI engine communication
• [ ] SVG rendering (export file)
• [ ] Variants
• [ ] Documentation
• [ ] Benchmarking

License

golang-chess is licensed under GPL 3, the same as python-chess, as the project is a derived work. Checkout LICENSE.txt for the full text.