Making Moves¶

ChessBot makes use of Long Algebraic Notation (LAN), which is basically referencing the grid directly.

Ranks are indicated by number (1-8) and files are indicated by lettter (a-h)

In order to make a move, mention @chessbot and give a LAN grid move:

@chessbot d2d4

../_images/move1.png

Castling¶

Consider the following simplified board:

../_images/move4.png

We can do a king-side castle by moving the king at e1 to g1:

@chessbot e1g1

../_images/move5.png

Queen-side castle would be similar:

@chessbot e1c1

ChessBot supports minor piece promotion. Suppose we have a simplified board setup where we want to promote the white pawn.

../_images/move2.png

We can promote the white pawn to a queen by issuing the following move command:

@chessbot c7c8q

../_images/move3.png

letter notation	example	result
q	c7c8q	Promote to Queen
n	c7c8n	Promote to Knight (Under-promotion)
r	c7c8r	Promote to Rook (Under-promotion)
b	c7c8b	Promote to Bishop (Under-promotion)