private GameBoard baseResult(GameBoard board)
{
int bestScore = int.MinValue;
GameBoard output = board;
for (int x = 0; x < 8; ++x)
{
for (int y = 0; y < 8; ++y)
{
if (!board.canPlayAtPosition(x, y))
continue;
GameBoard playBoard = board.makeMove(x, y);
int score = evaluateBoard(board.currentTurn, playBoard);
if (score > bestScore)
{
bestScore = score;
output = playBoard;
}
}
}
return output;
}
private GameBoard getResultOfNPlay(GameBoard board, int ply)
{
if (ply == 0)
return baseResult(board);
int bestScore = int.MinValue;
GameBoard output = board;
for (int x = 0; x < 8; ++x)
{
for (int y = 0; y < 8; ++y)
{
if (!board.canPlayAtPosition(x, y))
continue;
GameBoard playBoard = board.makeMove(x, y);
GameBoard result = getResultOfNPlay(playBoard, ply - 1);
int score = evaluateBoard(board.currentTurn, result);
if (score > bestScore)
{
bestScore = score;
output = result;
}
}
}
return output;
}