/// <summary>
/// Calculate and return the boards fitness value.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="max">Who's side are we viewing from.</param>
/// <returns>The board fitness value, what else?</returns>
public int fitness(Player max)
{
int fitness = 0;
int[] blackPieces = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
int[] whitePieces = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
int blackMoves = 0;
int whiteMoves = 0;
// sum up the number of moves and pieces
foreach (position_t pos in Pieces[Player.BLACK])
{
blackMoves += LegalMoveSet.getLegalMove(this, pos).Count;
blackPieces[(int)Grid[pos.number][pos.letter].piece]++;
}
// sum up the number of moves and pieces
foreach (position_t pos in Pieces[Player.WHITE])
{
whiteMoves += LegalMoveSet.getLegalMove(this, pos).Count;
whitePieces[(int)Grid[pos.number][pos.letter].piece]++;
}
// if viewing from black side
if (max == Player.BLACK)
{
// apply weighting to piece counts
for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
{
fitness += pieceWeights[i] * (blackPieces[i] - whitePieces[i]);
}
// apply move value
fitness += (int)(0.5 * (blackMoves - whiteMoves));
}
else
{
// apply weighting to piece counts
for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
{
fitness += pieceWeights[i] * (whitePieces[i] - blackPieces[i]);
}
// apply move value
fitness += (int)(0.5 * (whiteMoves - blackMoves));
}
return(fitness);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get all legal moves for the player on the current board.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="b">The state of the game.</param>
/// <param name="player">The player whose moves you want.</param>
/// <returns>A 1-to-many dictionary of moves from one position to many</returns>
public static Dictionary <position_t, List <position_t> > getPlayerMoves(ChessBoard b, Player player)
{
Dictionary <position_t, List <position_t> > moves = new Dictionary <position_t, List <position_t> >();
foreach (position_t pos in b.Pieces[player])
{
if (b.Grid[pos.number][pos.letter].piece != Piece.NONE)
{
if (!moves.ContainsKey(pos))
{
moves[pos] = new List <position_t>();
}
moves[pos].AddRange(LegalMoveSet.getLegalMove(b, pos));
}
}
return(moves);
}
public List <position_t> Select(position_t pos)
{
// has previously selected something
if (this.Board.Grid[this.Selection.number][this.Selection.letter].piece != Piece.NONE &&
this.Turn == this.Board.Grid[this.Selection.number][this.Selection.letter].player &&
(this.m_nPlayers == 2 ||
this.Turn == Player.WHITE))
{
// get previous selections moves and determine if we chose a legal one by clicking
List <position_t> moves = LegalMoveSet.getLegalMove(this.Board, this.Selection);
foreach (position_t move in moves)
{
if (move.Equals(pos))
{
// we selected a legal move so update the board
MakeMove(new move_t(this.Selection, pos));
// If piece that was just moved is a king and it moved anyhthing other than 1 square, it was
// a castling move, so we need to move the rook
if (this.Board.Grid[pos.number][pos.letter].piece == Piece.KING && Math.Abs(pos.letter - this.Selection.letter) == 2)
{
int row = (this.Turn == Player.WHITE) ? 0 : 7;
// Left rook
if (pos.letter < 4)
{
LegalMoveSet.move(this.Board, new move_t(new position_t(0, row), new position_t(3, row)));
}
// right rook
else
{
LegalMoveSet.move(this.Board, new move_t(new position_t(7, row), new position_t(5, row)));
}
}
// finish move
switchPlayer();
if (detectCheckmate())
{
return(new List <position_t>());
}
if (this.m_nPlayers == 1) // start ai
{
new Thread(AISelect).Start(); // thread turn
}
return(new List <position_t>());
}
}
}
// first click, let's show possible moves
if (this.Board.Grid[pos.number][pos.letter].player == this.Turn && (this.m_nPlayers == 2 || this.Turn == Player.WHITE))
{
List <position_t> moves = LegalMoveSet.getLegalMove(this.Board, pos);
this.Selection = pos;
return(moves);
}
// reset
this.Selection = new position_t();
return(new List <position_t>());
}
private static int mimaab(ChessBoard board, Player turn, int depth, int alpha, int beta)
{
// base case, at maximum depth return board fitness
if (depth >= DEPTH)
{
return(board.fitness(MAX));
}
else
{
List <ChessBoard> boards = new List <ChessBoard>();
// get available moves / board states from moves for the current player
foreach (position_t pos in board.Pieces[turn])
{
if (STOP)
{
return(-1); // interupts
}
List <position_t> moves = LegalMoveSet.getLegalMove(board, pos);
foreach (position_t move in moves)
{
if (STOP)
{
return(-1); // interupts
}
ChessBoard b2 = LegalMoveSet.move(board, new move_t(pos, move));
boards.Add(b2);
}
}
int a = alpha, b = beta;
if (turn != MAX) // minimize
{
foreach (ChessBoard b2 in boards)
{
if (STOP)
{
return(-1); // interupt
}
b = Math.Min(b, mimaab(b2, (turn == Player.WHITE) ? Player.BLACK : Player.WHITE, depth + 1, a, b));
if (a >= b)
{
return(a);
}
}
return(b);
}
else // maximize
{
foreach (ChessBoard b2 in boards)
{
if (STOP)
{
return(-1); // interupt
}
a = Math.Max(a, mimaab(b2, (turn == Player.WHITE) ? Player.BLACK : Player.WHITE, depth + 1, a, b));
if (a >= b)
{
return(b);
}
}
return(a);
}
}
}