Chesslantis

Devlog

• The Chesslantis Engine, Part 3
  June 03, 2026 by Ayk0#engine, #design, #philosophy, #devlog, #chess

  In the second part of this little series , we explained how the Chesslantis engine is structured — and especially how its playing-strength regulation works. And despite all that care, we're certain... Continue reading
• The Chesslantis Engine, Part 2
  May 31, 2026 by Ayk0#engine, #development, #elo, #devlog, #chess

  In the first part , we focused mainly on the question of why Chesslantis needs its own chess engine at all, and why we don't just take Stockfish or something similar. Today, we dive deeper into the te... Continue reading
• The Chesslantis Engine, Part 1
  May 30, 2026 by Ayk0#engine, #development, #devlog, #chess

  When you tell friends that you're working on your own chess engine, a common reaction is: "Why are you doing that? There are already plenty of engines, aren't there?" Or: "Why not just use Stockfish?"... Continue reading
• The Wonderful World of Training
  May 14, 2026 by Ayk0#training, #tactics, #devlog, #chess, #tutorial

  In the latest video, you can finally get a little glimpse of the training menu and the tactical puzzles. Tactical puzzles in particular are an important foundation of training for players of every str... Continue reading
• Opening Books and Lichess Data in Chesslantis
  May 10, 2026 by Ayk0#engine, #opening-book, #lichess, #devlog, #polyglot, #polygate

  In a previous post , we already mentioned how great we think Lichess is and why we draw on it heavily in several areas. Beyond the user interface and the many features, there's one quality of the plat... Continue reading
• Freedoms at the Board
  May 08, 2026 by Ayk0#customization, #ui, #board, #devlog, #chess

  The first thoughts on what's now visible as "Chesslantis" go back to 2016 — ten years ago. Those were the initial concepts for an "AI that plays like a human." The actual development attempts, howev... Continue reading
• Is Chesslantis just an offline copy of Lichess?
  May 01, 2026 by Ayk0#chess, #lichess, #analytics, #ui, #gui

  You've probably seen the video about Chesslantis's analysis features and asked yourself exactly that question, haven't you? And yes, it's no coincidence. The colors, the labels, the eval bar, and espe... Continue reading
• The Freedom of Game Analysis
  April 30, 2026 by Ayk0#analysis, #engine, #devlog, #chess, #opening-book, #polyglot

  One of the central elements of a good chess program is the analysis board. Online, this has been standard for a long time; offline, it's still rare — and when you do find it, often only in a very ba... Continue reading
• Roadmap: What's coming in 0.0.5 and 0.0.6
  April 27, 2026 by Ayk0#roadmap, #chess, #gamemaker

  Chesslantis is currently on its way to version 0.0.5, but development of new features will have to be put on hold for a bit. The reason: Over the past few months, we’ve implemented an enormous numbe... Continue reading