

While the basic movement patterns of the pieces are quite simple, there are many special cases we have to consider when implementing the chess rules.

The first step is finding all legal chess moves in a position. Unfortunately, it was never good enough to defeat me in a game.Īs a new challenge, I want to create a chess AI that’s strong enough to defeat me as an, optimistically put, average chess player. One of my first projects, when I was learning C++, was to develop a chess AI.

While I have been playing a bit and doing a lot of puzzles, it mostly got me interested in developing my own chess engine again. I have also rediscovered my love for chess after watching the show. A lot of people who were stuck at home during the lockdowns picked up online chess as a pastime and after Netflix released their amazing show The Queen’s Gambit, even more people got interested in the game. The Saint Lucia Chess Federation plans to continue its efforts in hopes that the program will help to lower the crime rate in Saint Lucia and to establish a chess program at the Boys Training Center.Chess has experienced a massive boom in 2020. Lucia to support their Chess in Prison program. She also made a special appeal to corporate St. Noting that studies have shown that chess decreases the rate of recidivism. She stressed the importance of chess in society and rehabilitation. The Saint Lucia Chess Federation president, Tris-Ann Richards, congratulated the inmates and applauded them for their dedication.

The inmates were very grateful for the opportunity to represent their country and to the SLCF for initiating the program. She has been working with the SLCF and the inmates and is very proud of their efforts, especially in such a short time. We p lan to continue using chess in our rehabilitation efforts, and we are grateful to the Saint Lucia Chess Federation (SLCF) for remembering Bordelais". Officer Yasmin Peters from the Bordelais Correctional Facility stated, " The inmates are very enthusiastic about chess, and I was impressed by their level of discipline. The Saint Lucia Chess federation started its Chess in Prisons program in May of this year, which was well received by the inmates and administrator at Bordelais. Saint Lucia placed third in group 7 against teams Argentina, El Salvador, Uruguay, Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago. Saint Lucia placed third in the Online Intercontinental Prison Chess Championship after the inmates at the Bordelais Correctional Facility (BCF) participated in the tournament for the very first time.Ī team of four male inmates at the BCF participated in the Online Intercontinental Prison Chess Championship on October 13, 2022.
