[x] Board representation 0x88 with Unicode notation (tested)

chess_engine.c

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+* ---------------------------------------------------------
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+============================================================
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+			Chess Engine in C Language
+			==========================
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+				   a b c d e f g h
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+-----------------------------------------------------------
+						BY
+				Radia EL HAMDOUNI
+				
+				MLOD - Mini-Projet 
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+					 ,::/^\"``.
+					,::/, `   e`.
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+				   ;::|     \   '-'
+				   ;::|      \
+				   ;::|   _.=`\
+				   `;:|.=` _.=`\
+					 '|_.=`   __\
+					 `\_..==`` /
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+					('--......--')
+					/'--......--'\
+					`"--......--"
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+---------------------------------------------------*/
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+/*
+ 	Compile and run the program 
+ 		$gcc chess_engine.c -o chess_engine && ./chess_engine
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+*/
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+
+// Libraries
+#include<stdio.h>
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+
+// Upper Case letters => White pieces .
+// Lower Case letters => Black pieces .
+
+// for the mapping
+enum{
+e, // empty square
+P, // white pond
+N, // white knight
+B, // white bishop
+R, // white rook
+Q, // white queen
+K, // white king
+p, // black pond
+n, // black knight
+b, // black bishop
+r, // black rook 
+q, // black queen 
+k, // black king
+o, // board limit
+};
+
+
+// unicode pieces
+char* chess_pieces[] = {" . "," ♙ "," ♘ "," ♗ "," ♖ "," ♕ "," ♔ "," ♟︎ "," ♞ "," ♝ "," ♜ "," ♛ "," ♚ "};
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+
+// chess board representation 0x88
+int board[128] = {
+	r , n , b , q , k , b , n , r , o , o , o , o , o , o , o , o ,  
+	p , p , p , p , p , p , p , p , o , o , o , o , o , o , o , o ,
+    e , e , e , e , e , e , e , e , o , o , o , o , o , o , o , o ,	
+    e , e , e , e , e , e , e , e , o , o , o , o , o , o , o , o ,
+    e , e , e , e , e , e , e , e , o , o , o , o , o , o , o , o ,
+    e , e , e , e , e , e , e , e , o , o , o , o , o , o , o , o ,
+    P , P , P , P , P , P , P , P , o , o , o , o , o , o , o , o , 
+	R , N , B , Q , K , B , N , R , o , o , o , o , o , o , o , o , 
+};
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+
+// Print the board to the console
+void show_board(){
+	// pint new line
+	printf("\n\n\n");
+	
+	// A rank is a line
+	// A file is a column
+	for(int i = 0 ; i<8 ; i++){//loop over the ranks
+		for(int j=0;j<16;j++ ){// loop over the files
+			int square = 16 * i + j; 
+		
+			if(j == 0){
+				printf("%d   " , 8-i); // print ranks
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+			}
+			
+			// print the board's valid quares
+			if(!(square & 0x88)){
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+				printf("%s" ,chess_pieces[board[square]]);
+			}
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+		}
+		printf("\n");
+	}
+	printf("\n     a  b  c  d  e  f  g  h \n\n\n"); // print files
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+}
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+
+// Main
+int main(){
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+	show_board();	
+	return 1;	
+}
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