# \#chess

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## [My First Zig Chess Step](https://ziggit.dev/t/my-first-zig-chess-step/11254)

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**Author:** [@ericlang](https://ziggit.dev/u/ericlang)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/my-first-zig-chess-step/11254 "2026-05-09T09:41:11Z")

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My Zig attempt creating an uci chess engine. The ultimate goal is to put the bot on lichess.org. Move generation is already pretty fast using the ‘easy’ version of bitboards. Next step will probably be implementing “…

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## [Making a Chess Engine in Zig](https://ziggit.dev/t/making-a-chess-engine-in-zig/5688)

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**Author:** [@dimdin](https://ziggit.dev/u/dimdin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/making-a-chess-engine-in-zig/5688 "2024-08-19T10:27:03Z")

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## [Ahcaira: another chess engine](https://ziggit.dev/t/ahcaira-another-chess-engine/11542)

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**Author:** [@vinymeuh](https://ziggit.dev/u/vinymeuh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/ahcaira-another-chess-engine/11542 "2025-08-18T21:11:57Z")

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Hi there ! This story began with half a dozen abandoned Shogi engines at various stages of development: first in C++, then in Go, and finally with an attempt in Zig, which I gave up on a year ago. But this time, I deci…

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## [Water: A zero-dependency chess library, framework, and engine](https://ziggit.dev/t/water-a-zero-dependency-chess-library-framework-and-engine/12669)

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**Author:** [@trevorswan11](https://ziggit.dev/u/trevorswan11)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2025, 3:31am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/water-a-zero-dependency-chess-library-framework-and-engine/12669 "2025-10-25T03:31:43Z")

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Hey everyone! For the past couple of months, I have been working on a chess library to provide the Zig community with a native and fluid (pun intended) way to build chess engines. While I started the project in C++, I qu…

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## [Chess engine in Zig](https://ziggit.dev/t/chess-engine-in-zig/9671)

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**Author:** [@ppipelin](https://ziggit.dev/u/ppipelin)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/chess-engine-in-zig/9671 "2025-04-18T14:54:06Z")

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Hello, Just ported my C++ chess engine to Zig ! C++: GitHub - ppipelin/radiance\_archived: UCI Chess Engine written in C++ Zig : GitHub - ppipelin/radiance: UCI Chess Engine written in Zig Really enjoyed the ride whic…