Welcome to the site of Honku!

Webpage of Honku, a chess engine written in python.

Current Version: Honku v1.0

A Chess Engine Written In Python


Features

Lichess Account

Honku is available to play on lichess! Check out @HonkuWeak at Lichess. The bot can play any rapid/classical time control as of now. It is integrated with lichess using Lichess-Bot bridge.

I'm looking for ways to host the bot so that it can stay online for a longer time.

Open Source

All the code is open-source! You can check out the code at https://github.com/Sstephen2011/HonkuWeak

If you have any suggestions, message me on lichess @StephenPS

Minimax and Alpha-Beta

Honku uses minimax algorithm and alpha-beta pruning to narrow down move choices. As of now, it plays at a fixed depth of 4. It plays pretty slowly, but it has beaten Maia1 in a few games.

Eval Function

Honku uses basic material eval alongwith piece-square tables

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