https://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantisAn offline chess game growing into a complete chess club manager.https://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1538978/the-chesslantis-engine-part-3https://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1538978/the-chesslantis-engine-part-3Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:37:39 GMTdevlogIn 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...

]]>https://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1538900/the-chesslantis-engine-part-2https://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1538900/the-chesslantis-engine-part-2Sun, 31 May 2026 12:59:29 GMTdevlogIn 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...

]]>https://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1538840/the-chesslantis-engine-part-1https://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1538840/the-chesslantis-engine-part-1Sat, 30 May 2026 14:20:52 GMTdevlogWhen 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?"...

]]>https://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1523406/the-wonderful-world-of-traininghttps://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1523406/the-wonderful-world-of-trainingThu, 14 May 2026 16:43:30 GMTdevlogIn 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...

]]>https://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1519987/opening-books-and-lichess-data-in-chesslantishttps://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1519987/opening-books-and-lichess-data-in-chesslantisSun, 10 May 2026 18:50:23 GMTdevlogIn 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...

]]>https://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1517542/freedoms-at-the-boardhttps://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1517542/freedoms-at-the-boardFri, 08 May 2026 08:05:04 GMTdevlogThe 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...

]]>https://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1506292/is-chesslantis-just-an-offline-copy-of-lichesshttps://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1506292/is-chesslantis-just-an-offline-copy-of-lichessFri, 01 May 2026 15:34:24 GMTdevlogYou'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...

]]>https://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1505678/the-freedom-of-game-analysishttps://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1505678/the-freedom-of-game-analysisThu, 30 Apr 2026 14:53:13 GMTdevlogOne 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...

]]>https://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1501546/roadmap-whats-coming-in-005-and-006https://ayk0-bo.itch.io/chesslantis/devlog/1501546/roadmap-whats-coming-in-005-and-006Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:15:02 GMTdevlogChesslantis 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...

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