The idea
Chess is one of the best environments for building systems that have to reason, search, and explain themselves.
Most chess engines are impressive, but they are not always approachable. I wanted something fast to iterate on, and easy to inspect.
What I’m building
A lightweight chess engine paired with an interactive UI.
- search + evaluation loop
- clean analysis view for lines and alternatives
- a setup that makes it easy to test new ideas quickly
The goal
Not just to play chess, but to make the engine’s reasoning visible.
Status
In progress. The focus is keeping the engine simple, fast, and hackable while still producing useful analysis.