Class: RubyKnight::Board

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/rubyknight.rb,
lib/rubyknight/generator.rb

Overview

A Chess Board and State

Defined Under Namespace

Classes: Event, History

Constant Summary

ENPASSANT = 
14
LAST_BOARD = 
CAN_CASTLE = 15
SYMBOLS = 
[ 'P','R','B','N','Q','K',
'p','r','b','n','q','k']

Instance Attribute Summary (collapse)

Class Method Summary (collapse)

Instance Method Summary (collapse)

Constructor Details

- (Board) initialize

A new instance of Board



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 39

def initialize
	setup_start
end

Instance Attribute Details

- (Object) BLACK (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute BLACK



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 25

def BLACK
  @BLACK
end

- (Object) history (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute history



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 25

def history
  @history
end

- (Object) to_play (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute to_play



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 25

def to_play
  @to_play
end

- (Object) WHITE (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute WHITE



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 25

def WHITE
  @WHITE
end

Class Method Details

+ (Object) coord_to_position(coord) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 132

def Board.coord_to_position coord
	a, zero = 'a0'.unpack('cc')

	file = coord[0]
	rank = coord[1]

	pos = ((8 - (rank.to_i - zero)) * 8) +\
	      (file - a)

end

+ (Object) position_to_coord(position) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 143

def Board.position_to_coord position
	file = position % 8
	rank = (8 - (position - file) / 8)
	"#{(file + 97).chr}#{rank}"
end

Instance Method Details

- (Object) _undo 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 65

def _undo
	evt = @history.pop
	return unless evt
	place_piece evt.piece, evt.orig

	if evt.promotion then unplace_piece evt.promotion, evt.dest
	else unplace_piece evt.piece, evt.dest end

	if evt.capture then place_piece evt.capture, evt.dest end

	if last = @history.last
		mark_enpassant last.piece, last.orig, last.dest
	else
		mark_enpassant nil,  nil, nil
	end

	# handle castling
	@bitboards[CAN_CASTLE] = evt.can_castle
	# are we castling?
	if (evt.piece == WKING or evt.piece == BKING) and
	   (evt.dest - evt.orig).abs == 2
		# yes, we are
		case evt.dest
			when 62
				move_piece WROOK, 61, 63	
			when 58
				move_piece WROOK, 59, 56	
			when 2
				move_piece BROOK, 3, 0	
			when 6
				move_piece BROOK, 5, 7
		end
	end

	@to_play = if @to_play==WHITE then BLACK
	           else WHITE end
end

- (Object) all_board_for(piece) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 212

def all_board_for piece
	12 + (is_white(piece) ? 0 : 1)
end

- (Object) bits_to_positions(bits) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 321

def bits_to_positions bits
	(0..63).select {|i| 1<<i & bits !=0}
end

- (Object) can_castle(color, side) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 333

def can_castle color, side
	@bitboards[CAN_CASTLE] & (1 << ((color * 2)+side)) > 0
end

- (Object) cnotation_move(cnot)

Make a move in coordinate notation, ex. e2e4

Raises:



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 150

def cnotation_move cnot
	start, dest, promotion = cnotation_to_bits cnot
	raise IllegalMoveException, "Unreadable move" unless start
	move start, dest, promotion
end

- (Object) cnotation_to_bits(cnot) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 156

def cnotation_to_bits cnot
	if cnot =~ /([a-h][1-8])([a-h][1-8])([qrbnkp]{0,1})/
		unless $3 == "" 
			promotion = if @to_play = WHITE then 0
			            else 6 end
			promotion += 
				case $3
					when 'q' then WQUEEN
					when 'p' then WPAWN
					when 'r' then WROOK
					when 'b' then WBISHOP
					when 'n' then WKNIGHT
					else
						return false
				end
		else promotion = false end
		[ Board.coord_to_position( $1), Board.coord_to_position( $2),
		  promotion]		
	else
		false
	end
end

- (Object) different_colors(white, piece) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight/generator.rb', line 105

def different_colors white, piece
	(white and !is_white piece) or
	(!white and is_white piece)
end

- (Object) dump

Dump the board state to a string



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 49

def dump
	@bitboards[@bitboards.size] = @history
	@bitboards[@bitboards.size] = @to_play
	ret = Marshal.dump(@bitboards)
	@bitboards.delete_at(@bitboards.size-1)
	@bitboards.delete_at(@bitboards.size-1)
	ret
end

- (Object) gen_bishop_moves(white) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight/generator.rb', line 174

def gen_bishop_moves white
	moves = []
	bishops = @bitboards[white ? WBISHOP : BBISHOP]
	bits_to_positions(bishops).each do |r|
		moves += gen_bishop_type_moves( white, r)
	end
	moves
end

- (Object) gen_bishop_type_moves(white, piece, start_limit = 8) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight/generator.rb', line 146

def gen_bishop_type_moves white, piece, start_limit = 8
	moves = []
	[-9,-7,7,9].each do |inc|
		limit = start_limit	
		trying = piece + inc
		rank = trying / 8
		lastrank = piece / 8
		while limit > 0 and
		      trying >= 0 and trying <= 63 and
		      (lastrank - rank).abs == 1 do
			target = whats_at trying
			if !target
				moves << [piece, trying]
			elsif different_colors( white, target)
				moves << [piece, trying]
				break
			else
				break
			end
			lastrank = rank
			trying += inc
			rank = trying / 8
			limit -= 1
		end
	end
	moves
end

- (Object) gen_castle_moves(white, king) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight/generator.rb', line 206

def gen_castle_moves white, king
	color = white ? WHITE : BLACK
	goodcastles = []
	# kingside
	if can_castle color, KINGSIDE
		test = if white then [60,61,62]
		       else [4,5,6] end
		if !whats_at(test[1]) and !whats_at(test[2])
			left = prune_king_revealers(@to_play,
			           test.map {|dest| [test[0], dest]})
			if left.size == 3 
				goodcastles << [test[0],test[2]] 
			end
		end
	end
	# queenside
	if can_castle color, QUEENSIDE
		test = if white then [60,59,58]
		       else [4,3,2] end
		if !whats_at(test[1]) and !whats_at(test[2])
			left = prune_king_revealers(@to_play,
			           test.map {|dest| [test[0], dest]})
			if left.size == 3 
				goodcastles << [test[0],test[2]] 
			end
		end
	end
	goodcastles
end

- (Object) gen_king_moves(white)

TODO: how much time is wasted with the each? We'll never have

multiple kings, will we?


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# File 'lib/rubyknight/generator.rb', line 195

def gen_king_moves white
	moves = []
	kings = @bitboards[white ? WKING : BKING]
	bits_to_positions(kings).each do |king|
		moves += gen_rook_type_moves( white, king, 1)
		moves += gen_bishop_type_moves( white, king, 1)
		moves += gen_castle_moves( white, king)
	end
	moves
end

- (Object) gen_knight_moves(white) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight/generator.rb', line 236

def gen_knight_moves white
	moves = []
	knights = @bitboards[white ? WKNIGHT : BKNIGHT]
	bits_to_positions(knights).each do |k|
		[-17, -15, -10, -6, 6, 10, 15, 17].each do |m|
			target = k+m
			if target >= 0 and target <= 63 and
			   ((target % 8) - (k % 8)).abs < 3
				capture = whats_at target
				if !capture or different_colors(white, capture)
				   moves << [k, target]
				end
			end
		end
	end
	moves
end

- (Object) gen_legal_moves 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight/generator.rb', line 7

def gen_legal_moves
	moves = nil
	time_it("gen_moves"){ moves = gen_moves(@to_play)}	
	time_it("legal filtering"){ moves = prune_king_revealers(@to_play,moves)}
	moves
end

- (Object) gen_moves(player) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight/generator.rb', line 95

def gen_moves player
	white = player==WHITE
	time_it("gen_pawn") {   gen_pawn_moves(white)} +
	time_it("gen_knight") { gen_knight_moves(white)} +
	time_it("gen_rook") {   gen_rook_moves(white)} +
	time_it("gen_bishop") { gen_bishop_moves(white)} +
	time_it("gen_king") {   gen_king_moves(white)} +
	time_it("gen_queen") {  gen_queen_moves(white)}
end

- (Object) gen_pawn_moves(white) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight/generator.rb', line 254

def gen_pawn_moves white
	pawns = @bitboards[white ? WPAWN : BPAWN]
	if white
		in_front_int = -8
		second_rank_high = 56
		second_rank_low = 47
		two_away_int = -16
		attack_left = -9
		attack_right = -7
		promote_low = -1
		promote_high = 8
		promotes = [WROOK, WQUEEN, WKNIGHT, WBISHOP]
	else
		in_front_int = 8
		second_rank_high = 16
		second_rank_low = 7
		two_away_int = 16
		attack_left = 7
		attack_right = 9
		promote_low = 55
		promote_high = 64
		promotes = [BROOK, BQUEEN, BKNIGHT, BBISHOP]
	end
	do_pawn = Proc.new do |p|
		possible = []
		in_front = whats_at( p + in_front_int)
		#single step
		if  !in_front
			in_front_pos = p + in_front_int
			possible << in_front_pos
			if in_front_pos > promote_low and in_front_pos < promote_high
				promotes.each { |piece| possible << [in_front_pos, piece] }
			end
		end
		#double jump
		if p < second_rank_high and p > second_rank_low and !in_front and
		   !whats_at( p + two_away_int)
			possible << ( p + two_away_int)
		end
		#captures
		unless p % 8 == 0 # we're in the a file
			ptarget = whats_at( p + attack_left)
			if ptarget and different_colors(white, ptarget)
				possible << ( p + attack_left)
			end
		end
		unless p % 8 == 7 # we're in the h file
			ptarget = whats_at( p + attack_right)
			if ptarget and different_colors(white, ptarget)
				possible << ( p + attack_right)
			end
		end
		#check en-passat
		if @bitboards[ENPASSANT] != 0 
			passant = bits_to_positions( @bitboards[ENPASSANT]).first 
			if (p + attack_right) == passant or (p + attack_left) == passant
				possible << passant
			end
		end
		possible.collect {|i| [p, *i]}
	end
	moves = []
	bits_to_positions(pawns).each do |p|
		moves += do_pawn.call(p)
	end
	moves
end

- (Object) gen_queen_moves(white) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight/generator.rb', line 183

def gen_queen_moves white
	moves = []
	queens = @bitboards[white ? WQUEEN : BQUEEN]
	bits_to_positions(queens).each do |r|
		moves += gen_rook_type_moves(white, r)
		moves += gen_bishop_type_moves( white, r)
	end
	moves
end

- (Object) gen_rook_moves(white) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight/generator.rb', line 137

def gen_rook_moves white
	moves = []
	rooks = @bitboards[ white ? WROOK : BROOK]
	bits_to_positions(rooks).each do |r|
		moves += gen_rook_type_moves( white, r)
	end
	moves
end

- (Object) gen_rook_type_moves(white, piece, start_limit = 8) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight/generator.rb', line 110

def gen_rook_type_moves white, piece, start_limit = 8
	moves = []
	rank = piece / 8
	file = piece % 8
	[-8,-1,1,8].each do |inc|
		limit = start_limit	
		trying = piece + inc
		while limit > 0 and
	          trying >= 0 and trying <= 63 and
		      (rank == (trying / 8) or
			   file == (trying % 8)) do
			target = whats_at trying
			if !target
				moves << [piece, trying]
			elsif different_colors( white, target)
				moves << [piece, trying]
				break
			else
				break
			end
			trying += inc
			limit -= 1
		end
	end
	moves
end

- (Object) is_white(piece) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 237

def is_white piece
	piece <= WKING
end

- (Object) load(dmp)

Load the board state from a string



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 59

def load dmp
	@bitboards = Marshal.load( dmp)
	@to_play = @bitboards.pop
	@history = @bitboards.pop
end

- (Object) mark_enpassant(last_piece, last_orig, last_dest) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 311

def mark_enpassant last_piece, last_orig, last_dest
	if last_piece == WPAWN and last_orig > 47 and last_orig < 56 and
		@bitboards[ENPASSANT] = ( 1 << last_orig+8)
	elsif last_piece == BPAWN and last_orig > 7 and last_orig < 16 and
		@bitboards[ENPASSANT] = ( 1 << last_orig+8)
	else
		@bitboards[ENPASSANT] = 0
	end
end

- (Object) move(orig, dest, promotion = nil, verify_legality = true) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 241

def move orig, dest, promotion=nil, verify_legality = true
	piece = whats_at(orig)

	# Check Legality
	 # Your piece?
	unless piece and 
		   ((is_white(piece) and @to_play == WHITE) or
		    (!is_white(piece) and @to_play == BLACK))
		raise IllegalMoveException, "Not your piece"
	end

	if verify_legality
		legal_moves = gen_legal_moves
		unless legal_moves.include? [orig, dest] or
	       	   legal_moves.include? [orig, dest, promotion]
			raise IllegalMoveException, "Invalid move"
		end
	end
	
	captured = whats_at(dest)
	unplace_piece captured, dest if captured
	move_piece piece, orig, dest

	# handle castling
	# are we castling?
	if (piece == WKING or piece == BKING) and
	   (dest - orig).abs == 2
		# yes, we are
		case dest
			when 62
				move_piece WROOK, 63, 61	
			when 58
				move_piece WROOK, 56, 59	
			when 2
				move_piece BROOK, 0, 3	
			when 6
				move_piece BROOK, 7, 5
		end
	end


	# mark no-longer-possible castles
	can_castle_was = @bitboards[CAN_CASTLE]
	if piece == WKING 
		@bitboards[CAN_CASTLE] &= ~(1|2)
	elsif piece == WROOK and orig == 56
		@bitboards[CAN_CASTLE] &= ~(1)
	elsif piece == WROOK and orig == 63
		@bitboards[CAN_CASTLE] &= ~(2)
	elsif piece == BKING
		@bitboards[CAN_CASTLE] &= ~(4|8)
	elsif piece == BROOK and orig == 0
		@bitboards[CAN_CASTLE] &= ~(4)
	elsif piece == BROOK and orig == 7
		@bitboards[CAN_CASTLE] &= ~(8)
	end

	if promotion
		unplace_piece piece, dest	
		place_piece promotion, dest
	end	

	mark_enpassant piece, orig, dest

	@history << Event.new(piece, orig, dest, captured, 
	                      promotion, can_castle_was)
	@to_play = if @to_play==WHITE then BLACK
	           else WHITE end
end

- (Object) move_piece(piece, orig, dest) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 232

def move_piece piece, orig, dest
	unplace_piece piece, orig	
	place_piece piece, dest
end

- (Object) num_pieces(piece) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 329

def num_pieces piece
	bits_to_positions(@bitboards[piece]).size
end

- (Object) piece_positions(piece) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 325

def piece_positions piece
	bits_to_positions(@bitboards[piece])
end

- (Object) place_piece(piece, *positions) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 216

def place_piece piece, *positions
	positions.each do |position|
		position = (1 << position)
		@bitboards[piece] |= position
		@bitboards[all_board_for(piece)] |= position
	end
end

- (Object) prune_king_revealers(player, moves)

TODO: I am so slow, that I should die, probably in gen_moves



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# File 'lib/rubyknight/generator.rb', line 15

def prune_king_revealers player, moves
	kpiece = player==WHITE ? WKING : BKING
	moves.select do |to_try|
		move to_try[0], to_try[1], to_try[2], false
		next_moves = gen_moves @to_play
		king, = bits_to_positions(@bitboards[kpiece])
		ret = true
		next_moves.each do |m|
			if m[1] == king
				ret = false		
				break
			end
		end
		undo 1
		ret
	end
end

- (Object) prune_king_revealers_old(player, moves)

broken?



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# File 'lib/rubyknight/generator.rb', line 34

def prune_king_revealers_old player, moves
	kpiece = player==WHITE ? WKING : BKING
	piecemod = player==WHITE ? BPAWN : 0
	moves.select do |to_try|
		move to_try[0], to_try[1], to_try[2], false
		king, = bits_to_positions(@bitboards[kpiece])
		dead_king = false
		rank = king / 8
		file = king % 8
		#check up and down for R or Q
		[-8,-1,1,8].each do |inc|
			limit = 8
			trying = king + inc
			while !dead_king and limit > 0 and
	          	trying >= 0 and trying <= 63 and
		      	(rank == (trying / 8) or
			   	file == (trying % 8)) do
				target = whats_at trying
				if target
				   if (target == (WROOK+piecemod) or
				       target == (WQUEEN+piecemod))
						dead_king = true
				   end
				   limit = 0
				else
					trying += inc
					limit -= 1
				end
			end
		end unless dead_king
		#check diagonals for Q, B
		[-9,-7,7,9].each do |inc|
			limit = 8
			trying = king + inc
			rank = trying / 8
			lastrank = king / 8
			while !dead_king and limit > 0 and
		      	trying >= 0 and trying <= 63 and
		      	(lastrank - rank).abs == 1 do
				target = whats_at trying
				if target
					if (target == (WBISHOP+piecemod) or
					    target == (WQUEEN+piecemod))
						dead_king = true
					end
					limit = 0
				else
					lastrank = rank
					trying += inc
					rank = trying / 8
					limit -= 1
				end
			end
		end unless dead_king
		#check 2 P launch zones
		#check 8 N attack spots
		undo 1
		!dead_king
	end
end

- (Object) setup_start

Set the boards to the initial state



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 109

def setup_start
	@to_play = WHITE
	@bitboards = Array.new LAST_BOARD+1, 0
	@bitboards[CAN_CASTLE] = 0x000F # 1111

	@history = History.new
	
	place_piece WPAWN, *(48..55).to_a
	place_piece WROOK, 56, 63
	place_piece WKNIGHT, 57, 62
	place_piece WBISHOP, 58, 61
	place_piece WQUEEN, 59
	place_piece WKING, 60

	place_piece BPAWN, *(8..15).to_a
	place_piece BROOK, 0, 7
	place_piece BKNIGHT, 1, 6
	place_piece BBISHOP, 2, 5
	place_piece BQUEEN, 3
	place_piece BKING, 4

end

- (Object) to_s

get a simple board notation



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 201

def	to_s
	out = ""
	(0..63).each do |position|
		somethingthere = whats_at position
		if somethingthere then out << SYMBOLS[somethingthere]
		else out << '.' end
		out << "\n" if (position+1) % 8 == 0
	end
	out
end

- (Object) undo(num = 1)

Roll back the last move, specify two to roll back a whole player



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 104

def undo num = 1
	num.times { _undo}
end

- (Object) unplace_piece(piece, *positions) 



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 224

def unplace_piece piece, *positions
	positions.each do |position|
		position = ~(1 << position)
		@bitboards[piece] &= position
		@bitboards[all_board_for(piece)] &= position
	end
end

- (Object) whats_at(position)

find out the piece at a given location



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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 180

def whats_at position
	positionbit = (1 << position)
	if @bitboards[WALL] & positionbit > 0
		range = WPAWN..WKING
	elsif @bitboards[BALL] & positionbit > 0
		range = BPAWN..BKING
	else 
		return false
	end

	somethingthere = false
	range.each do |piece|		
		if (@bitboards[piece] & positionbit) > 0
			somethingthere = piece
			break 
		end
	end
	somethingthere
end

- (Boolean) white_to_play?

Is it white's turn?

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/rubyknight.rb', line 44

def white_to_play?
	@to_play == WHITE	
end