py-draughts

Fast, modern draughts library with move generation, validation, PDN support, and AI engine.

Installation

pip install py-draughts

Quick Start

from draughts import Board, AlphaBetaEngine

# Create a board (Standard/International draughts)
board = Board()

# Make moves
board.push_uci("31-27")
board.push_uci("18-22")

# Get legal moves
print(list(board.legal_moves))

# Use the AI engine
engine = AlphaBetaEngine(depth_limit=5)
best_move = engine.get_best_move(board)
board.push(best_move)

Variants

• draughts.StandardBoard - International draughts (10×10, flying kings)

• draughts.AmericanBoard - English checkers (8×8, men capture forward only)

• draughts.FrisianBoard - Frisian draughts (10×10, orthogonal captures)

• draughts.RussianBoard - Russian draughts (8×8, flying kings)

Board is an alias for StandardBoard.

API Reference

• Core API
  • Quick Start
  • Board Classes
  • Making Moves
  • Legal Moves
  • Game State
  • FEN Notation
  • PDN Notation
  • Board Position
  • Square Numbering
  • Types Reference
  • API Reference
• Engine
  • Quick Start
  • Engine Interface
  • AlphaBetaEngine
  • HubEngine
  • Custom Engine
  • Benchmarking
• Writing Your Own AI
  • Quick Example
  • Agent Interface
  • Board Tensor Representation
  • Feature Extraction
  • Move Indexing for Policy Networks
  • Cheap Position Cloning
  • MCTS Example
  • Training Tips
  • Complete RL Example
  • API Reference
• SVG Rendering
  • Basic Usage
  • Board Variants
  • Highlighting
  • Arrows
  • Board Orientation
  • Display Options
  • Jupyter Notebook Integration
  • Saving to File
  • API Reference
• Server
  • Server
  • Quick Start
  • Engine Matches
  • Web UI Controls
  • API Endpoints

Performance

• Benchmarking (Internal)

Indices

• Index

• Module Index