3 Chess Squares

7.7

3 Chess Squares

package: chess

A chess square is a single space on a chess board . There are 64 squares. This module exports a constant for each chess square, with a name based on its position:

Examples:

> a8
#<chess-square:a8>
> d4
#<chess-square:d4>
> c7
#<chess-square:c7>

procedure
(chess-square? v) → boolean?
v : any/c

A predicate for chess squares.

procedure
(chess-square #:rank rank #:file file) → chess-square?
rank : chess-rank?
file : chess-file?

Constructs a chess square representing the location at rank and file.

procedure
(chess-square-rank square) → chess-rank?
square : chess-square?

Returns the chess rank of square.

procedure
(chess-square-file square) → chess-file?
square : chess-square?

Returns the chess file of square.

3.1 Occupied Chess Squares

An occupied chess square is a combination of a square and a piece. Construct one with chess-square-occupy.

procedure
(occupied-chess-square? v) → boolean?
v : any/c

A predicate for occupied chess squares.

procedure
(occupied-chess-square-piece square) → colored-chess-piece?
square : occupied-chess-square?

Returns the chess piece currently occupying square.

procedure
(chess-square-occupy square piece) → occupied-chess-square?
square : chess-square?
piece : colored-chess-piece?

Constructs an occupied chess square where square is occupied by piece.

Example:

> (chess-square-occupy d4 white-pawn)
(occupied-chess-square
#:file (chess-file 3)
#:piece (colored-chess-piece #:owner #<white> #:type #<pawn>)
#:rank (chess-rank 3))

procedure
(chess-square-remove-occupant square) → chess-square?
square : occupied-chess-square?

Removes the chess piece currently occupying square and returns the unoccupied square.

Examples:

> (define occupied (chess-square-occupy d4 white-pawn))
> (chess-square-remove-occupant occupied)
#<chess-square:d4>

3.2 Ranks and Files

procedure
(chess-rank? v) → boolean?
v : any/c

A predicate for chess ranks.

procedure
(chess-rank index) → chess-rank?
index : (integer-in 0 7)

Constructs a chess rank representing the row of spaces at position index, where positions 0 and 1 correspond to the ranks containing white’s starting pieces and positions 6 and 7 correspond to black’s starting ranks.

procedure
(chess-rank-index rank) → (integer-in 0 7)
rank : chess-rank?

Returns the index of rank. See chess-rank for details on rank numbering.

procedure
(chess-file? v) → boolean?
v : any/c

A predicate for chess files.

procedure
(chess-file index) → chess-file?
index : (integer-in 0 7)

Constructs a chess file representing the column of spaces at position index, where position 0 corresponds to the A file and position 7 corresponds to the H file.

procedure
(chess-file-index file) → (integer-in 0 7)
file : chess-file?

Returns the index of file. See chess-file for details on file numbering.

procedure
(in-chess-ranks [#:descending? descending?])
→ (sequence/c chess-rank?)
descending? : boolean? = #f

Returns a sequence of all chess ranks. If descending? is true, the ranks are listed from top to bottom, otherwise they are listed from bottom to top.

procedure
(in-chess-files [#:right-to-left? right-to-left?])
→ (sequence/c chess-file?)
right-to-left? : boolean? = #f

Returns a sequence of all chess files. If right-to-left? is true, the files are listed from right to left (from the H file to the A file). Otherwise, they are listed from left to right.

3.3 Chess Square Constants

value
a1 : chess-square?
value
a2 : chess-square?
value
a3 : chess-square?
value
a4 : chess-square?
value
a5 : chess-square?
value
a6 : chess-square?
value
a7 : chess-square?
value
a8 : chess-square?
value
b1 : chess-square?
value
b2 : chess-square?
value
b3 : chess-square?
value
b4 : chess-square?
value
b5 : chess-square?
value
b6 : chess-square?
value
b7 : chess-square?
value
b8 : chess-square?
value
c1 : chess-square?
value
c2 : chess-square?
value
c3 : chess-square?
value
c4 : chess-square?
value
c5 : chess-square?
value
c6 : chess-square?
value
c7 : chess-square?
value
c8 : chess-square?
value
d1 : chess-square?
value
d2 : chess-square?
value
d3 : chess-square?
value
d4 : chess-square?
value
d5 : chess-square?
value
d6 : chess-square?
value
d7 : chess-square?
value
d8 : chess-square?
value
e1 : chess-square?
value
e2 : chess-square?
value
e3 : chess-square?
value
e4 : chess-square?
value
e5 : chess-square?
value
e6 : chess-square?
value
e7 : chess-square?
value
e8 : chess-square?
value
f1 : chess-square?
value
f2 : chess-square?
value
f3 : chess-square?
value
f4 : chess-square?
value
f5 : chess-square?
value
f6 : chess-square?
value
f7 : chess-square?
value
f8 : chess-square?
value
g1 : chess-square?
value
g2 : chess-square?
value
g3 : chess-square?
value
g4 : chess-square?
value
g5 : chess-square?
value
g6 : chess-square?
value
g7 : chess-square?
value
g8 : chess-square?
value
h1 : chess-square?
value
h2 : chess-square?
value
h3 : chess-square?
value
h4 : chess-square?
value
h5 : chess-square?
value
h6 : chess-square?
value
h7 : chess-square?
value
h8 : chess-square?

Constants for each chess square.

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1	Chess Pieces and Colors
2	Chess Boards
3	Chess Squares
4	Chess Patches
5	Chess Pictures

3.1	Occupied Chess Squares
3.2	Ranks and Files
3.3	Chess Square Constants