Read, Write, Create and Explore Chess Games
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Documentation for package ‘chess’ version 1.0.1
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| back | Go back in the game tree, reverting the last move from current branch |
| board_color | Get information about the current board given a color |
| board_is | Get information about the current board |
| board_move | Get information about the current board given a move |
| board_to_string | Convert a board to either unicode or ASCII string |
| can_claim_draw | Get information about the current board |
| can_claim_fifty_moves | Get information about the current board |
| can_claim_threefold_repetition | Get information about the current board |
| fen | Get FEN representation of board |
| forward | Advance in the game tree, playing next move from current branch |
| game | Create a new game |
| gives_check | Get information about the current board given a move |
| glyph_to_nag | Convert glyph to NAG |
| halfmove_clock | Get number of half-moves since the last capture or pawn move |
| has_castling_rights | Get information about the current board given a color |
| has_en_passant | Get information about the current board |
| has_insufficient_material | Get information about the current board given a color |
| has_kingside_castling_rights | Get information about the current board given a color |
| has_queenside_castling_rights | Get information about the current board given a color |
| install_chess | Install python-chess |
| is_capture | Get information about the current board given a move |
| is_castling | Get information about the current board given a move |
| is_check | Get information about the current board |
| is_checkmate | Get information about the current board |
| is_en_passant | Get information about the current board given a move |
| is_fivefold_repetition | Get information about the current board |
| is_game_over | Get information about the current board |
| is_insufficient_material | Get information about the current board |
| is_irreversible | Get information about the current board given a move |
| is_kingside_castling | Get information about the current board given a move |
| is_queenside_castling | Get information about the current board given a move |
| is_repetition | Get information about the current board |
| is_seventyfive_moves | Get information about the current board |
| is_stalemate | Get information about the current board |
| is_zeroing | Get information about the current board given a move |
| line | Branch game with next move |
| move | Make moves and create variations |
| moves | Get all legal moves available |
| move_ | Make moves and create variations |
| move_number | Get number of move |
| nag | Parse Numeric Annotation Glyph (NAG) of a move |
| note | Get comment for a move |
| parse_move | Parse move in context |
| pgn | Get PGN for node of a game |
| play | Move a piece on the board |
| plot.chess.pgn.GameNode | Plot rendering of the board |
| ply_number | Get number of ply |
| print.chess.Board | Print board |
| print.chess.pgn.GameNode | Print game node |
| print.chess.pgn.Variations | Print a list of variations |
| read_game | Read a game from a PGN |
| result | Get result of the game ("*" if it hasn't ended) |
| root | Get the root node of a game |
| turn | Get whose turn it is |
| variation | Follow variation of a move, playing its first move |
| variations | Get all variations for next move (the children of current node) |
| write_game | Save a game as an PGN |
| write_svg | Save an SVG with rendering of the board |