https://github.com/fogleman/misterqueen

A chess engine written in C.
https://github.com/fogleman/misterqueen

c chess-engine

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A chess engine written in C.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/fogleman/misterqueen
• Owner: fogleman
• License: mit
• Created: 2014-10-12T01:42:51.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-06-22T08:33:58.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-01T20:11:37.399Z (12 months ago)
• Topics: c, chess-engine
• Language: C
• Size: 182 KB
• Stars: 157
• Watchers: 11
• Forks: 32
• Open Issues: 7
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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README

          
## Mister Queen

Mr. Queen is a chess engine written in C.

#### Features

* Bitboards and "magic" bitboards for board representation and super-fast move

  generation.

* Custom, hash-based opening book based on over three million games from the

  FICS database.

* Zobrist hashing and a transposition table storing exact values and the best

  move.

* Null move pruning, aspiration windows, iterative deepening, quiescence

  search.

* Supports the Universal Chess Interface (UCI).

* Passes all perft tests.

#### Limitations

* Unaware of draw by repetition.

* Basic evaluation includes only material and piece-square values.

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