A tiny chess engine written in C# with a Raylib-powered graphical interface.

skakmat (Danish for "checkmate") is a lightweight chess engine designed for learning and experimentation. It features a clean C# implementation with an intuitive visual interface built using Raylib.

• Chess Engine: Complete chess rule implementation with move validation

  • Board representation using bitboards
  • Move generation
  • Search
  • Position evaluation

• Graphical Interface: Interactive board using Raylib for smooth rendering

• Lightweight: Minimal dependencies, easy to build and run

• Educational: Clean, readable code structure perfect for learning chess programming

• Epic Sounds: Chess sounds are normally so vague and flat; skakmat revolutionizes how sound and game can interplay

• .NET 6.0 or later
• Raylib-cs NuGet package

git clone https://github.com/irvall/skakmat.git
cd skakmat
dotnet build

dotnet run

• Click-and-drop to move pieces
• 'F' flips boards
• The engine validates all moves according to chess rules
• Enjoy a game against yourself or use it as a foundation for AI development

The codebase is organized for clarity and modularity, making it easy to understand and extend the engine's capabilities.

Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests. This is a learning project, and contributions are welcome!

This project is open source. See the repository for license details.