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                                            Sebastian Lague

GetPawnAttacks > Color Issue

Hi @therealsterlingberger, I'm happy you're enjoying the challenge! That's a bit mysterious, I tried writing the same code: ``` ulong blackPawnAttacks = BitboardHelper.GetPawnAttacks(new Square("b4"), false); BitboardHelper.VisualizeBitboard(blackPawnAttacks); Console.WriteLine(blackPawnAttacks); // 327680 ```...

.SquareIsAttackedByOpponent() is problematic to use

The result is cached (the init function is called, which granted it probably shouldn’t be, but it does exit immediately if the initialization step has already been done). I agree...

GetPieceAttacks() Is listed in the documentation but does not exist in the BitboardHelper funciton.

Hi, I should have mentioned in the docs -- this was a community contribution added in v1.17. Please update your version of the project to access it.

How did I reach this position?

I don't quite understand what you mean, could you provide more info?

board.GetLegalMoves includes illegal moves when in check

It is unlikely that this is a bug in the GetLegalMoves method since the board UI was able to detect that the move is illegal. The most common cause for...

Timeout with insufficient material should be a draw

Thanks, I'll make sure the final tournament is run with this rule in place

Does anyone know how to find which squares/how many each piece is attacking?

Hi, the BitboardHelper class has some functions for getting a bitboard of all attacked squares by a given piece. See GetSliderAttacks/GetKnightAttacks/GetKingAttacks/GetPawnAttacks. You can then use the GetNumberOfSetBits function for example...

Build Issue on Windows

Yes it's finished and was tested on Windows 10. I recommend making a debug build and then running that. You should get some sort of error message in the console...

Is the app a scam?

Thanks @VDeltaGabriel, closing this now

Ability to zoom in and zoom out.

This has been added in the new version