https://github.com/antonschnfeld/chesskit
ChessKit is a modular and extensible chess engine built with Java. It focuses on decent performance, flexibility in board shapes, and custom game rules.
https://github.com/antonschnfeld/chesskit
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ChessKit is a modular and extensible chess engine built with Java. It focuses on decent performance, flexibility in board shapes, and custom game rules.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/antonschnfeld/chesskit
- Owner: AntonSchnfeld
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-02-12T09:46:36.000Z (8 months ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-25T11:33:18.000Z (6 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-25T12:31:49.751Z (6 months ago)
- Topics: chess, chess-ai, chess-variants, java, java-21, learning-exercise
- Language: Java
- Homepage:
- Size: 223 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# ChessKit
## Description
ChessKit is a modular and extensible chess engine built with Java. It focuses on decent performance, flexibility in board shapes, and custom game rules. This is a learning project, and large parts of the codebase are likely to be refactored as the project evolves to achieve its goals.
## Getting Started
### Dependencies
Ensure you have the following installed:
- Java 21
- Maven
- (For testing) JUnit and Mockito
The dependencies are managed via Maven and can be found in `pom.xml`:
```xml
org.junit.jupiter
junit-jupiter-api
5.12.0-RC2
test
org.mockito
mockito-core
5.15.2
test
```
### Installing
Clone the repository and build the project using Maven:
```sh
git clone
cd ChessKit
mvn clean install
```
### Executing
You can run the program using Maven or by executing the JAR file directly:
```sh
mvn exec:java
```
or
```sh
java -jar target/ChessKit-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
```
## Help
If you encounter any issues, make sure:
- You are using Java 21
- Dependencies are installed properly via Maven
## Authors
- **Anton Schönfeld** - [Email](mailto\:antonschnfeld@gmail.com)
## Version History
- **0.1** - Initial development (No releases yet)
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the `LICENSE` file for details.
## Acknowledgments
- Inspired by a friend from school
- Learning project aimed at extensible chess AI
## Future Goals
- Support for modular board shapes
- Increased performance
- Continued refactoring to improve architecture and maintainability