The string that represents a Bishop

The string that represents the Black color side

The chess.js function that is used to build chess game instances. It can be used with or without new to build your instance. Both variants work the same.

The constant that represents an empty square or value

Flags used to build flag strings for moves

The string that represents a King

The string that represents a Knight

The string that represents a Pawn

The string that represents a Queen

The string that represents a Rook

A list of all the squares in the game, from "a1" to "h8"

The string that represents the White color side

The full data about a chess move

Partial data about a chess move including the from and to square, and if a promotion occured.

• "b" for Black
• "w" for White

• "p" for Pawn
• "n" for Knight
• "b" for Bishop
• "r" for Rook
• "q" for Queen
• "k" for King

One of the possible squares on a chess board in san format, e.g. "a8" to "h1".