Chess
Notes around Chexx — my chess variant where every move transmutes your pieces — and chess programming in general.
Writing
How would engines handle a chess variant where pieces transform after move?
The engine-design questions behind Chexx — my chess variant where every Major/minor move transmutes the piece: volatile material evaluation, unreliable piece-square tables, and alpha-beta vs MCTS.
- Chexx
- Chess Engines
- Game Design
Introducing CheXX: chess w/ transmuting pieces
Why & how I built CheXX — a chess variant where Major/Minor pieces transmute on landing, value-capped to keep both armies balanced, shipped as a 3D browser game.
- Chexx
- Game Design
- Three.js