Neural Network Chess Bot

A chess bot powered by neural networks, built with Python.

Setup

Prerequisites

• Python 3.9 or higher
• pip

Installation

1. Create a virtual environment:

python3 -m venv venv

2. Activate the virtual environment:

   • On macOS/Linux:

     source venv/bin/activate

   • On Windows:

     venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -e .

Or install with development dependencies:

pip install -e ".[dev]"

Project Structure

nn-chess-bot/
├── src/              # Source code
├── tests/            # Test files
├── models/           # Saved neural network models
├── data/             # Training data
└── requirements.txt  # Dependencies (alternative to pyproject.toml)

Dependencies

• python-chess: Chess board representation and move generation
• NumPy: Numerical computing