Chess AI (SFML)

This project is now buildable with CMake, so it can run on both Windows and macOS (and Linux) instead of only the Visual Studio solution.

Requirements

• CMake 3.21+
• C++17 compiler
  • Windows: MSVC (Visual Studio 2022)
  • macOS: AppleClang (Xcode command line tools)
• SFML 3 (Graphics + Audio)

Install dependencies

Windows (recommended: vcpkg)

vcpkg install sfml

Then configure with the vcpkg toolchain:

cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:/path/to/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake
cmake --build build --config Release

macOS (recommended: Homebrew)

brew install sfml
cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build build

Run

From the build output directory:

• Windows (multi-config generator):

  .\build\Release\ChessAI.exe

• macOS/Linux:

  ./build/ChessAI

The build copies runtime assets (img, sound, font) next to the executable automatically.

Notes for Stockfish debug helpers

debug.h now defaults to:

• stockfish.exe on Windows
• stockfish on macOS/Linux

So if Stockfish is on your PATH, the perft comparison helper works on all major desktop platforms.