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📝 Update README.md after knight move generation (Issue #9)
- Update the development roadmap in `README.md` to reflect the completion of knight move generation
- Mark Knight Move Generation as complete (✅)
- Update Phase 2 progress to 80%
- Set King Move Generation as the next priority
- Ensure all other documentation remains consistent and up-to-date
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# ✨ JS Chess Engine
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# ♔ JS Chess Engine
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> **A pure JavaScript chess engine inspired by the legendary Atari Video Chess, designed to outplay the original through superior AI and modern web technologies.**
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## 🚀 Project Description
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## 🎯 Project Description
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### The Vision
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### What Problem Does This Solve?
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**For Chess Enthusiasts:**
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- Provides a pure JavaScript chess implementation that runs entirely in the browser
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- Offers an AI opponent with adjustable difficulty levels
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- Enables chess learning through position analysis and move suggestions
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**For Developers:**
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- Demonstrates advanced JavaScript patterns including ES2022 private fields
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- Showcases modular architecture with clean separation of concerns
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- Provides a comprehensive testing framework for complex game logic
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**For AI Researchers:**
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- Implements classic game AI algorithms (Minimax with Alpha-Beta pruning)
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- Offers a platform for experimenting with chess evaluation functions
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- Enables comparison with historical chess engines
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## 🛠️ Getting Started
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## 🚀 Getting Started
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### Prerequisites
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Navigate to `http://localhost:8080` to see the chess engine in action.
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#### Development Commands
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```bash
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# Development server
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npm start # Start live development server on port 8080
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npm start # Start live development server on port 8080
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# Testing
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npm test # Run all tests
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npm run test:watch # Run tests in watch mode
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npm run test:coverage # Run tests with coverage report
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npm test # Run all tests
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npm run test:watch # Run tests in watch mode
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npm run test:coverage # Run tests with coverage report
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# Code Quality
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npm run quality:check # Check code formatting and linting
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npm run quality:fix # Auto-fix formatting and linting issues
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npm run lint:check # Check ESLint rules (zero warnings)
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npm run format:check # Check Prettier formatting
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npm run quality:check # Check code formatting and linting
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npm run quality:fix # Auto-fix formatting and linting issues
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npm run lint:check # Check ESLint rules (zero warnings)
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npm run format:check # Check Prettier formatting
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# Security
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npm run security-check # Check for security vulnerabilities
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npm run security-fix # Fix security vulnerabilities
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npm run security-check # Check for security vulnerabilities
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npm run security-fix # Fix security vulnerabilities
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```
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#### Project Structure
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```
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js-chess-engine/
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├─── src/
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│ ├─── core/ # Chess logic foundation
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├── src/
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│ ├── core/ # Chess logic foundation
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│ │ ├── Board.js # Board representation and state
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│ │ ├── Piece.js # Piece definitions and validation
This project is actively under development with a focus on:
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✅ **Core Foundation Complete**
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- Advanced game rules (castling, en passant, promotion)
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🚀 **Coming Next**
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🎯 **Coming Next**
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- AI opponent with multiple difficulty levels
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- Position evaluation and strategic play
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```mermaid
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flowchart TD
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subgraph "🚀 User Interface Layer"
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subgraph "🎨 User Interface Layer"
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UI[UI Module]
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BR[BoardRenderer]
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IH[InputHandler]
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BOOK[Opening Book]
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end
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subgraph "✨ Core Chess Logic"
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subgraph "♔ Core Chess Logic"
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CORE[Core Module]
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BOARD[Board]
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PIECE[Piece]
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end
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subgraph "🧩 Utilities"
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subgraph "🔧 Utilities"
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UTILS[Utils Module]
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CONST[Constants]
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FEN[FEN Parser]
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Our JavaScript implementation honors this legacy while embracing modern capabilities:
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-**Then**: 4KB ROM, 128 bytes RAM →**Now**: Unlimited memory and processing power
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-**Then**: 6502 assembly language →**Now**: Modern JavaScript with advanced language features
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-**Then**: Simple evaluation function →**Now**: Sophisticated AI with deep search algorithms
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-**Then**: Fixed difficulty →**Now**: Adaptive AI with multiple skill levels
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-**Then**: 4KB ROM, 128 bytes RAM │**Now**: Unlimited memory and processing power
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## 💖 Contributing
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## 📜 Contributing
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We welcome contributions from both human developers and AI agents! This project uses an **Issue-Driven Development** approach where all work is tracked through GitHub Issues.
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## 📜 License
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## ⚖️ License
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This project is licensed under the **MIT License** - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
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