Ask Stockfish for the best move in a position

Ask Stockfish for the best move in a position

Usage

best_move_uci(fen, movetime_ms = 1000L, engine_path = NULL)

Arguments

fen

Full FEN string of the position.

movetime_ms

Engine thinking time in milliseconds.

engine_path

Optional path to a Stockfish binary (defaults to the cached/downloaded one via ensure_stockfish()).

Value

A list with move and ponder (UCI strings, e.g. "e2e4"), score_cp (centipawns) and score_mate (moves to mate), from the side-to-move's point of view.