Chess Variant With Go-Style Placement Has an AI That Learns
A developer built a chess variant that adds a placement phase, borrowing an idea from the board game GO. The AI opponent starts out weak but learns over time, so players can train it up to very strong play. The project is shared on a website for people to try.
Quick glossarychess variant, placement phase, GO
- chess variant
- A version of chess with changed rules, so the game plays differently from standard chess.
- placement phase
- An opening stage where each player puts pieces on the board before normal moves begin.
- GO
- An ancient board game where two players place stones on a grid to claim territory and capture rivals.
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