This engine was written from scratch based off Object-Oriented design using Java. The basic UCI (Universal Chess Interface) protocol has been implemented for communication with UCI-compatible GUIs. It also has an in-built GUI to directly interact with the engine.
To install BLANK Chess as a UCI engine on Arena Chess GUI:
From the Arena GUI MenuBar, Select Engines > Install New Engine
Select .jar file type and navigate to location of the saved binary file.
Select the binary file and choose UCI protocol.
Go to the MenuBar, Select Engines > Manage... > Details and Select BLANK Chess Engine
Under General, Click on the Type drop-down list > select UCI. Apply changes.
From the Arena GUI MenuBar, Select Engines > Install New Engine
Select .jar file type and navigate to location of the saved binary file.
Select the binary file and choose UCI protocol.
Go to the MenuBar, Select Engines > Manage... > Details and Select BLANK Chess Engine
Under General, Click on the Type drop-down list > select UCI. Apply changes.
Enjoy the engine!
v.1.0.1
Added UCI "OwnBook" option to disable in-built opening book.
Fixed a bug in "go movetime " where the time allocated for the engine to "think" was incorrect.
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