Chess Search App (UNFINISHED)

A simple search engine that allow searching for chess games based on queries about opening names & opening moves. Built with Python 3.10 and python-chess.

Usage

• How To Run: Install requirements, then run chessSearch.py.

• Main Features:

  • Search by Opening Name: Search by querying the name of an opening (e.g. "Queen Gambit"). Casing does not matter.
  • Search by Opening Moves: Search by querying opening plies (up to the first 3 moves / 6 plies) (e.g. "e4 e5 Ke2"). No move number necessary.
  • Output: Top 20(?) results, sorted by most recent games by default.

• Data Source: Data was taken from lichess's database. A total of 121,332 games from Jan 2013 were analyzed.

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