//***Let your strategic brain go nutz here!! All of this below is just **Example** code
// Example Function - Returns a random safe *ChessMove*
private ChessMove GetSafeMoves(List <ChessMove> lsMoves)
{
List <ChessMove> SafeMoves = new List <ChessMove>();
// Find the Safe moves
foreach (ChessMove move in lsMoves)
{
// Look in the future
ChessMove mve = VirtualBoard.MovePiece(move); // capture possible return of additional information into the move (This MUST be done)
bool isPieceSafe = VirtualBoard.IsSafe(mve.PieceMoved.Location, Me);
VirtualBoard.UndoMovePiece(mve);
if (isPieceSafe)
{
SafeMoves.Add(mve);
}
}
if (SafeMoves.Count > 0)
{
return(SafeMoves[_rando.Next(0, SafeMoves.Count)]); // Return a random safe move
}
else // No safe moves
{
return(lsMoves[_rando.Next(0, lsMoves.Count)]); // Return a random move
}
}
// Example Function - Returns a single *ChessMove*
private ChessMove GetTheSafest(List <ChessMove> lsMoves)
{
List <ChessMove> betterMoves = lsMoves.FindAll(m => m.MoveType == Condition.Attack); // Lambda's for searching Lists are a powerful tool.
List <ChessMove> bestMoves = new List <ChessMove>();
if (betterMoves.Count > 0)
{
foreach (ChessMove move in betterMoves)
{
// Look in the future
ChessMove mve = VirtualBoard.MovePiece(move); // capture possible return of additional information into the move (This MUST be done if pawn)
bool isPieceSafe = VirtualBoard.IsSafe(mve.PieceMoved.Location, Me);
VirtualBoard.UndoMovePiece(mve);
if (isPieceSafe)
{
bestMoves.Add(move);
}
}
}
if (bestMoves.Count < 0)
{
foreach (ChessMove move in lsMoves)
{
// Look in the future
ChessMove mve = VirtualBoard.MovePiece(move); // capture possible return of additional information into the move (This MUST be done if pawn)
bool isPieceSafe = VirtualBoard.IsSafe(mve.PieceMoved.Location, Me);
VirtualBoard.UndoMovePiece(mve);
if (isPieceSafe)
{
bestMoves.Add(mve);
}
}
}
if (bestMoves.Count > 0)
{
return(bestMoves[_rando.Next(0, bestMoves.Count)]);
}
else
{
return(lsMoves[_rando.Next(0, lsMoves.Count)]);
}
}