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Chess

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  • StartEngine

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Wolfram`Chess`
StartEngine
​
StartEngine[]
starts the default engine and returns an
Engine
instance.
​
​
StartEngine[path]
starts a UCI engine executable located at
path
and returns an
Engine
instance.
​
Details and Options

Examples  
(3)
Basic Examples  
(1)
Start the default engine shipped with the paclet:
In[88]:=
engine=
StartEngine
[]
Out[88]=
Engine
Name: Arasan 24.2.2
PID: 2354

Make sure the engine is running:
In[89]:=
engine["Process"]//ProcessStatus
Out[89]=
Running
Quit the engine:
In[90]:=
QuitEngine
[engine]
Scope  
(1)

Possible Issues  
(1)

SeeAlso
Engine
 
▪
QuitEngine
 
▪
StartProcess
RelatedGuides
▪
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