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Nyx 1.0 - new chess engine

 

Nyx is a modern C++17 chess engine with UCI support. It features alpha-beta search, piece-square tables, and complete legal move generation. Easy to use with any chess GUI!

Author: Dhruv Gandhi


Features

  • Advanced Search: Alpha-beta pruning with quiescence search
  • Sophisticated Evaluation: Piece-Square Tables (PST), material counting, mobility, king safety
  • Complete Move Generation: All legal moves including castling, en passant, and promotions
  • UCI Protocol: Full support for chess GUIs (Arena, ChessBase, etc.)
  • CLI Mode: Command-line interface for direct play

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