chess is a pure-Go library that allows the simulation of a game of chess. It also has an encoder package which allows someone to retrieve a game as a FEN or PGN, with possibly more coming in the future.
The package's documentation can be found on godoc.
The CLI takes a series of commands from standard input.
| command | syntax | description |
|---|---|---|
| move | move <algebraic> |
Moves a piece on the board using algebraic notation |
| board | board |
Prints the current board |
| pieces | pieces |
Lists the current pieces on the board |
| stockfish | stockfish ["move" [difficulty (0-20)]] |
Evaluates the best move with stockfish. If stockfish move is run, it will make the move as well |
| auto | auto [cmd] |
Runs the command at the beginning of the player's turn |
| fen | fen |
Prints the current FEN |
| pgn | pgn |
Prints the PGN |