A description language for chess

Article type: Research Article

Authors: López-Michelone, Manuel Cristóbal^{a; *} | Ortega-Arjona, Jorge L.^b

Affiliations: [a] Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingeniería de Computación, UNAM, México | [b] Departamento de Matemáticas, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, México

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. E-mail: morsa@la-morsa.com.

Abstract: The game of chess involves patterns. In this article we develop a simple description language for chess positions as patterns. It seems useful to catalogue similar positions in a generic form, based on common elements, in order to simplify the search for chess positions. A simple chess pattern language is used here to develop a computer program to find similar chess configurations. The aim is to avoid a commonly-used brute force approach. Further, this language could explain why some typical maneuvers actually work in some patterns. This could also be a step forward to model and build chess programs, which perform in a way closer to what a human being does.

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-190141

Journal: ICGA Journal, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 2-13, 2020