<p><b> Competition: </b> Write an AI to play Quantum Chess. You can enter in <b>any</b> language that supports reading/writing from standard input/output. </p>
<p> Quantum chess is a variant of chess in which the type of a piece changes during play. </p>
<p> The game was invented by Selim Akl, and first implemented by Alice Wismath.
You can see their original website <ahref="http://research.cs.queensu.ca/Parallel/QuantumChess/QuantumChess.html"/>here</a>. </p>
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<h2> Rules </h2>
<p> The rules are basically the same as <ahref="http://research.cs.queensu.ca/Parallel/QuantumChess/QuantumChess.html"/>the original rules</a>. </p>
<h3> Differences / Clarifications </h3>
<ul>
<li> The bottom right and top left squares are white (as in traditional chess), not black. </li>
<li> Castling and en passen are <b>not</b> allowed (I'm not sure whether they are in the original version). </li>
<li> If a piece in a <b>pawn</b> state ends its move in the opposing back row, that state is <i>always</i> replaced with a <b>queen</b> state. </li>
<ul><li> (because I'm too lazy to give players a choice) </li></ul>
<li> I might shorten the number of moves before a draw is declared, we'll see. </li>
</ul>
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<h2> Getting Started </h2>
<ol>
<li><ahref="http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/progcomp"target="_blank"/>Join the mailing list</a></li>
<ul><li><b> Important: </b> Don't email the mailing list directly; email the competition organiser (matches at ucc dot asn dot au) </li></ul>
<li><ahref="http://www.ucc.asn.au/services/irc.ucc"/>Join the #progcomp channel on IRC</a></li>
<li><ahref="get.html"/>Obtain a copy of the qchess program</a></li>
<li><ahref="using.html"/>Using the qchess program</a></li>
<li><ahref="agent.html"/>Writing an agent for the qchess program</a></li>
<li><ahref="enter.html"/>Entering the competition</a></li>
<p><b>Competition: </b> Write an AI to play Quantum Chess. You can enter in <b>any</b> language that supports reading/writing from standard input/output. </p>
<p> Quantum chess is a variant of chess in which the type of a piece changes during play. </p>
<p> The game was invented by Selim Akl, and first implemented by Alice Wismath. You can see their original website <ahref="/web/20130509192429/http://research.cs.queensu.ca/Parallel/QuantumChess/QuantumChess.html"/>here</a>.
</p>
<hr><h2> Rules </h2><p> The rules are basically the same as <ahref="/web/20130509192429/http://research.cs.queensu.ca/Parallel/QuantumChess/QuantumChess.html"/>the original rules</a>. </p>
<h3> Differences / Clarifications </h3>
<ul>
<li> The bottom right and top left squares are white (as in traditional chess), not black. </li>
<li> Castling and en passen are <b>not</b> allowed (I'm not sure whether they are in the original version). </li>
<li> If a piece in a <b>pawn</b> state ends its move in the opposing back row, that state is <i>always</i> replaced with a <b>queen</b> state. </li>
<ul><li> (because I'm too lazy to give players a choice) </li></ul>
<li> I might shorten the number of moves before a draw is declared, we'll see. </li>
</ul>
<hr><h2> Getting Started </h2>
<ol>
<li><ahref="/web/20130509192429/http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/progcomp"target="_blank"/>Join the mailing list</a></li>
<ul><li><b> Important: </b> Don't email the mailing list directly; email the competition organiser (matches at ucc dot asn dot au) </li></ul>
<li><ahref="/web/20130509192429/http://www.ucc.asn.au/services/irc.ucc"/>Join the #progcomp channel on IRC</a></li>
<li><ahref="/web/20130509192429/http://progcomp.ucc.asn.au/2013/web/get.html"/>Obtain a copy of the qchess program</a></li>
<li><ahref="/web/20130509192429/http://progcomp.ucc.asn.au/2013/web/using.html"/>Using the qchess program</a></li>
<li><ahref="/web/20130509192429/http://progcomp.ucc.asn.au/2013/web/agent.html"/>Writing an agent for the qchess program</a></li>
<li><ahref="/web/20130509192429/http://progcomp.ucc.asn.au/2013/web/enter.html"/>Entering the competition</a></li>
<tr><th> Mailing List </th><td><ahref="/web/20130509192429/http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/progcomp"target="_blank"/>progcomp at ucc</a></td></tr><tr>
<th> Dates </th><td><ahref="/web/20130509192429/http://progcomp.ucc.asn.au/2013/web/dates.txt"/>subject to change</a></td></tr>