Chess Oxide

A chess engine written in Rust.

Features

• Move Generation: Efficient move generation for all pieces using mailbox notation.
• Board Representation: Uses a 64-square array board representation.
• Zobrist Hashing: Implements Zobrist hashing for fast position comparison.
• Perft Testing: Performance testing for move generation.
• Error Handling: Error handling for user facing functions.
• GUI Integration: Basic GUI for visualizing the board and moves using Slint.

Installation

To build and run the project, ensure you have Rust installed. Clone the repository and run:

cargo build [--bin] [--release]

Usage

To run the chess engine with the GUI:

cargo run --bin chess-gui [--release]

To run the basic performance test:

cargo run --bin chess-perft [--release]

NOTE: GUI IS VERY BASIC AND JUST USED FOR TESTING

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.