StandardChess::StartPos Class Reference

Position formatter for the standard chess starting position. More...

#include <StandardChess.h>

Inheritance diagram for StandardChess::StartPos:

Public Member Functions
std::string	toFen () const override
	Get the FEN string for the starting position.
std::string	toPositionString () const override
	Get the UCI position string for the starting position.
virtual std::string	toFen () const =0
virtual std::string	toPositionString () const =0

Detailed Description

Position formatter for the standard chess starting position.

Implements PositionFormatter to represent the initial chess position (FEN: rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1).

Useful as the root position for engine searches.

Usage:

auto search = engine->search(params, StartPos(), moves);

See also

FenPos for custom positions

PositionFormatter for the interface

Member Function Documentation

toFen()

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

inlineoverridevirtual

Get the FEN string for the starting position.

Returns

FEN: rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1

Implements UCILoader::PositionFormatter.

toPositionString()

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

inlineoverridevirtual

Get the UCI position string for the starting position.

Returns

The string "startpos"

Implements UCILoader::PositionFormatter.

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

• include/UCILoader/StandardChess.h