StandardChess::FenPos Class Reference

Position formatter for arbitrary FEN positions. More...

#include <StandardChess.h>

Inheritance diagram for StandardChess::FenPos:

Public Member Functions
	FenPos (const std::string &fen)
	Constructor that stores the FEN string.
std::string	toFen () const override
	Get the FEN string.
std::string	toPositionString () const override
	Get the UCI position string.
virtual std::string	toFen () const =0
virtual std::string	toPositionString () const =0

Detailed Description

Position formatter for arbitrary FEN positions.

Allows specifying any chess position via FEN notation. Implements the PositionFormatter interface for use with engine searches.

Note

FEN validation is not currently implemented - ensure the FEN string is valid

Usage:

// Position after 1.e4 e5
FenPos pos("rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq e3 0 1");
auto search = engine->search(params, pos, {});

See also

StartPos for the initial position

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

FenPos()

StandardChess::FenPos::FenPos ( const std::string &  fen )

inline

Constructor that stores the FEN string.

Parameters

fen	The FEN notation string for the position

Member Function Documentation

toFen()

std::string StandardChess::FenPos::toFen ( ) const

inlineoverridevirtual

Get the FEN string.

Returns

The FEN string provided at construction

Implements UCILoader::PositionFormatter.

toPositionString()

std::string StandardChess::FenPos::toPositionString ( ) const

inlineoverridevirtual

Get the UCI position string.

Returns

"fen " followed by the FEN string

Implements UCILoader::PositionFormatter.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• include/UCILoader/StandardChess.h