Implemented a very basic DarkBot + a few fixes + advance on rules
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2 | You only see what your pieces can reach. Incomplete information game.
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4h3 Specifications
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7 li Chessboard: standard.
8 li Material: standard.
9 li Non-capturing moves: standard.
10 li Special moves: standard.
11 li Captures: standard.
12 li End of game: capture the king.
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14p Incomplete information version of the orthodox game (also shuffled).
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16h3 Basics
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19 Before every move, players see only what their pieces can reach.
20 That is to say: empty squares where your pieces can go,
21 but also occupied squares where captures can be made.
22 For example on the illustration next, after 1.e4 d5 white sees a black
23 pawn on d5, the squares e5, h5, b5, a6 and all four first ranks.
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26 .diagram
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27 | fen:8/8/8/3p4/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR - w 8,7,b6,c6,d6,e6,f6,g6,h6,a5,c5,f5,g5:
28 figcaption Standard initial position after 1.e4 d5
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31 Choose your move carefully, based on what you can infer from the
32 opponent's past moves. Counting material, in particular, is crucial.
33 Good luck!
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36 Note: the bot is not cheating - it really uses only the information described earlier.
37 Moreover, it is very basic and clearly less challenging that a human.
38 But it may be a fun start :)
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40h3 End of the game
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42p Win by capturing the king (no checks, no stalemate).
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44h3 More information
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47 | I discovered this variant on
48 a(href="https://www.buho21.com/") Buho21
49 | , which is a nice website but its spirit is very different than here
50 | (ranking system, VIP membership or ads, etc.).
51 | It seemed to be the only place to play DarkChess in live.