""" Program that plays draughts (checkers) with user on 8x8 board using min-max with alpha-beta pruning """ import re import copy class Game: """Game""" def __init__(self, size): self.board_size = size self.white_positions = self.initialize_white() self.black_positions = self.initialize_black() def initialize_white(self): """Initialize white pieces""" white_positions = [] for y_coordinate in range(3): for x_coordinate in range(self.board_size): if y_coordinate % 2 == 0: if x_coordinate % 2 == 1: white_positions.append( (x_coordinate, y_coordinate, False)) else: if x_coordinate % 2 == 0: white_positions.append( (x_coordinate, y_coordinate, False)) return white_positions def initialize_black(self): """Initialize black pieces""" black_positions = [] for y_coordinate in range(self.board_size - 3, self.board_size): for x_coordinate in range(self.board_size): if y_coordinate % 2 == 0: if x_coordinate % 2 == 1: black_positions.append( (x_coordinate, y_coordinate, False)) else: if x_coordinate % 2 == 0: black_positions.append( (x_coordinate, y_coordinate, False)) return black_positions def check_move_out_of_bounds(self, to_): """Check if the move destination is out of the bounds of the board""" if to_[0] < 0 or to_[0] > self.board_size - 1: # print(f"Illegal move! Final x coordinate must be between 0 and {self.board_size-1}!") return True if to_[1] < 0 or to_[1] > self.board_size - 1: # print(f"Illegal move! Final y coordinate must be between 0 and {self.board_size-1}!") return True return False def check_piece_exists(self, coords, color): """Check if a piece of given color exists at a given spot""" if color == "white": if any(piece in self.white_positions for piece in ((*coords, False), (*coords, True))): return True else: if any(piece in self.black_positions for piece in ((*coords, False), (*coords, True))): return True return False def check_piece_king(self, coords, color): """Check if a piece of in a given spot and of a given color is a king. Return false if no piece is found""" if color == "white": return (*coords, True) in self.white_positions if color == "black": return (*coords, True) in self.black_positions return False # https://stackoverflow.com/a/2191707 def check_move_piece_capable(self, from_, to_, color): """Check if the move is exactly one square diagonally""" if abs(to_[0] - from_[0]) == 1: if self.check_piece_king(from_, color): return True if color == "white": return to_[1] == from_[1] + 1 if color == "black": return to_[1] == from_[1] - 1 return False def check_capture(self, from_, to_, color): """Check if a piece was captured for a given move. Return captured piece coordinates or None""" # captures can only happen if the player moved twice-diagonally if (abs(to_[0]-from_[0]) != 2 or abs(to_[1]-from_[1]) != 2): return None middle = (abs(to_[0]+from_[0])//2, abs(to_[1]+from_[1])//2) if color == "white" and self.check_piece_exists(middle, "black"): return middle if color == "black" and self.check_piece_exists(middle, "white"): return middle return None def check_move_legal(self, from_, to_, color, give_feedback=False): """Check if a move is legal. Return a boolean or coordinates of captured piece""" if self.check_move_out_of_bounds(to_): if give_feedback: print("Illegal move! Final position is out of the bounds of the board") return False if not self.check_piece_exists(from_, color): if give_feedback: print( "Illegal move! There is no piece on the " "starting position that belongs to the player") return False if self.check_piece_exists(to_, "white") or self.check_piece_exists(to_, "black"): if give_feedback: print("Illegal move! Cannot move to position taken by another piece") return False capture = self.check_capture(from_, to_, color) if capture is None: if self.check_move_piece_capable(from_, to_, color): return True if give_feedback: print('Illegal move! You can only move diagonally') return False return capture def make_move(self, from_, to_, color): """Move a piece on the board and remove any captured pieces""" move_legal = self.check_move_legal(from_, to_, color) if move_legal is False: return False capture = move_legal if isinstance(move_legal, tuple) else None king = self.check_piece_king(from_, color) if color == "white": self.white_positions.remove((*from_, king)) if capture: captured_king = self.check_piece_king(capture, "black") self.black_positions.remove((*move_legal, captured_king)) if to_[1] == self.board_size-1: self.white_positions.append((*to_, True)) else: self.white_positions.append((*to_, king)) else: self.black_positions.remove((*from_, king)) if capture: captured_king = self.check_piece_king(capture, "white") self.white_positions.remove((*move_legal, captured_king)) if to_[1] == 0: self.black_positions.append((*to_, True)) else: self.black_positions.append((*to_, king)) return True def print_board(self): """Print the board in the console""" def get_piece_code(self, pos, background): """Return code piece""" if (*pos, False) in self.white_positions: return "w" if (*pos, True) in self.white_positions: return "W" if (*pos, False) in self.black_positions: return "b" if (*pos, True) in self.black_positions: return "B" return background print(" ", end="") for col in range(self.board_size): print(f" {chr(ord('a')+col)} ", end="") print(" ") line = 0 for row in range(self.board_size*4): for col in range(self.board_size): background = "#" if col % 2 == (row//4) % 2 else " " checker = get_piece_code(col, row//4, background) if col == 0: if line % 4 == 2: print(f"{row//4:3d}", end="") else: print(" ", end="") match line % 4: case 0: print("+---", end="") case 1 | 3: print(f"|{3*background}", end="") case 2: print(f"|{background}{checker}{background}", end="") if line % 4 == 0: print("+") else: print(f"|{row//4}" if line % 4 == 2 else "|") line += 1 print(" ", end="") for col in range(self.board_size): print("+---", end="") print("+\n ", end="") for col in range(self.board_size): print(f" {chr(ord('a')+col)}", end=" ") print() # Ran first in the code def get_possible_moves_capture(self, from_, color): """Return all possible captures for a piece""" # all capturing moves: legal_moves = [] move_down_left_two = (from_[0] + 2, from_[1] - 2) move_down_right_two = (from_[0] + 2, from_[1] + 2) move_up_left_two = (from_[0] - 2, from_[1] - 2) move_up_right_two = (from_[0] - 2, from_[1] + 2) if self.check_move_legal(from_, move_down_left_two, color) is not False: legal_moves.append((from_, move_down_left_two)) if self.check_move_legal(from_, move_down_right_two, color) is not False: legal_moves.append((from_, move_down_right_two)) if self.check_move_legal(from_, move_up_left_two, color) is not False: legal_moves.append((from_, move_up_left_two)) if self.check_move_legal(from_, move_up_right_two, color) is not False: legal_moves.append((from_, move_up_right_two)) return legal_moves def get_possible_moves_non_capture(self, from_, color): """Return all possible moves that are not captures for a piece""" # all non-capturing moves legal_moves = [] move_down_left_one = (from_[0] + 1, from_[1] - 1) move_down_right_one = (from_[0] + 1, from_[1] + 1) move_up_left_one = (from_[0] - 1, from_[1] - 1) move_up_right_one = (from_[0] - 1, from_[1] + 1) if self.check_move_legal(from_, move_down_left_one, color) is not False: legal_moves.append((from_, move_down_left_one)) if self.check_move_legal(from_, move_down_right_one, color) is not False: legal_moves.append((from_, move_down_right_one)) if self.check_move_legal(from_, move_up_left_one, color) is not False: legal_moves.append((from_, move_up_left_one)) if self.check_move_legal(from_, move_up_right_one, color) is not False: legal_moves.append((from_, move_up_right_one)) return legal_moves def get_possible_moves(self, color): """Return all possible moves for a given piece color""" legal_moves = [] captures = [] if color == "white": for white_position in self.white_positions: # print((white_position[0], white_position[1])) legal_moves += self.get_possible_moves_non_capture( (white_position[0], white_position[1]), color) captures += self.get_possible_moves_capture( (white_position[0], white_position[1]), color) elif color == "black": for black_position in self.black_positions: legal_moves += self.get_possible_moves_non_capture( (black_position[0], black_position[1]), color) captures += self.get_possible_moves_capture( (black_position[0], black_position[1]), color) if len(captures) > 0: return captures return legal_moves + captures def alpha_beta(self, depth, alpha_beta, color, current_color=None): """Do alpha beta pruning for given parameters and return the best move and its evaluated points""" if current_color is None: current_color = color if depth == 0: return self.evaluate(color), None alpha, beta = alpha_beta opposite_color = 'white' if current_color == 'black' else 'black' if current_color == color: max_eval = float('-inf') best_move = None for move in self.get_possible_moves(current_color): new_state = copy.deepcopy(self) new_state.make_move(*move, current_color) eval_, _ = new_state.alpha_beta( depth-1, alpha_beta, color, opposite_color) if eval_ > max_eval: max_eval = eval_ best_move = move alpha = max(alpha, eval_) if alpha >= beta: break return max_eval, best_move if opposite_color == color: min_eval = float('inf') best_move = None for move in self.get_possible_moves(current_color): new_state = copy.deepcopy(self) new_state.make_move(*move, current_color) eval_, _ = new_state.alpha_beta( depth-1, alpha_beta, color, opposite_color) if eval_ < min_eval: min_eval = eval_ best_move = move beta = min(beta, eval_) if beta <= alpha: break return min_eval, best_move return None def evaluate(self, color): """Evaluates the state of the board for a given color""" white_score = 0 black_score = 0 for white_position in self.white_positions: if white_position[2]: white_score += 10 else: white_score += 5 for black_position in self.black_positions: if black_position[2]: black_score += 10 else: black_score += 5 return white_score - black_score if color == 'white' else black_score - white_score def input_to_coordinates(self, user_input): """Change input from a1 form to tuple form""" pos_x = ord(user_input[0])-ord('a') pos_y = int(user_input[1::]) return pos_x, pos_y def handle_player_move(self, color): """Prompt player to move, validate their input and make move""" has_moved = False possible_moves = self.get_possible_moves(color) while not has_moved: user_input = input('How do you want to move? (format: d6 e5)\n') regex = r"^[a-z]\d+\s[a-z]\d+$" match = re.search(regex, user_input) if not match: print('Invalid input, try again') continue [move_from, move_to] = user_input.split(' ') from_coordinates = self.input_to_coordinates(move_from) to_coordinates = self.input_to_coordinates(move_to) if not (from_coordinates, to_coordinates) in possible_moves: legal_no_captures = self.check_move_legal( from_coordinates, to_coordinates, color, True) if legal_no_captures: print("Invalid move! You can capture a piece") continue has_moved = self.make_move(from_coordinates, to_coordinates, color) self.print_board() def start_game(self, player_color='black'): """Start the main loop of the game""" if player_color not in ('black', 'white'): print('Invalid color! Color can be black or white') return ai_color = 'black' if player_color == 'white' else 'white' game.print_board() if player_color == 'white': game.handle_player_move('white') while True: possible_moves_ai = game.get_possible_moves(ai_color) if len(possible_moves_ai) == 0: print(f'Game over, {player_color} wins') return _, ai_move = game.alpha_beta(1, (5, 10), ai_color) game.make_move(*ai_move, ai_color) print( "AI's move: " f"{chr(ord('a')+ai_move[0][0])}{ai_move[0][1]} " f"{chr(ord('a')+ai_move[1][0])}{ai_move[1][1]}") game.print_board() possible_moves_player = game.get_possible_moves(player_color) if len(possible_moves_player) == 0: print(f'Game over, {ai_color} wins') return game.handle_player_move(player_color) # Ran first in the code if __name__ == "__main__": game = Game(8) game.start_game('white')