Atom Chess is a chess engine built using Stockfish and Electron.
Key Features
- Engine Analysis with Stockfish 17 with ability to change depth.
- Eval bar to quickly visualize which side is winning.
- Engine score with top 3 continuations.
- “Best Move” arrows to quickly show what the best move is.
- Ability to add comments to the move list.
- Save and load games locally into your own database.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux and Windows.
Website: github.com/awbridgers/atom-chess
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Developer: Adam Bridgers
License: Not stated
Atom Chess is written in TypeScript. Learn TypeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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