| GUI to Engine |
Engine to GUI |
| uci |
Tell GUI to use the UCI game interface.
This must be the first command after program boot.
e.g.
ucinewgame
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id |
After receiving the "uci" command engine must sent
- id name [Enine name]
- id author [Author]
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uciok |
Must be sent after the id and optional options to tell the GUI that the engine
is ready to play.
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| ucinewgame |
Sent to the engine when the next search will be from a different game.
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Engine should start new game.
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| ready |
To synchronize the engine with the GUI
This command can be used to wait for the engine to be ready.
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readyok |
This must be sent when the engine has received an "isready" command and has
processed all input and is ready to accept new commands now.
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| position [sfen | startpos] moves |
Set up the position for search.
Options:
- startpos - engine should start the game
- fen - describe board using Forsyth–Edwards Notation.
This options available only for games on rectangle board.
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Engine set up position
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| go depth [depth] movetime [movetime] |
Tell engine start calculate next move
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bestmove |
The engine send the best move to GUI
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| stop |
Tell engine to stop calculation
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Engine should stop search
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| quit |
Tell engine to shutdown
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Quit the program as soon as possible
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Engines