How to Write a Chess Engine

Watch and follow along as the process of writing a chess engine is demonstrated and explained.
There are currently two tutorial series:
Write a simple Java chess engine with GUI in under 1,000 lines of code
    OR
Write an advanced bitboard-based Java chess engine using modern techniques.

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Simple Java Chess Engine Tutorial Series:

Introduction - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 1
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Graphics (Part 1) - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 2
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Graphics (Part 2) - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 3
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Graphics (Part 3) - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 4
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End Result - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 5
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Board Representation - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 6
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Move Generation - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 7
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Special Chess Edition - Java Chess Engine Tutorial Bonus
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King Movement - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 8
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Queen Movement - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 9
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Bishop & Rook Movement - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 10
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Knight Movement - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 11
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King Safety (Part 1) - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 12
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King Safety (Part 2) - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 13
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Pawn Movement (Part 1) - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 14
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Pawn Movement (Part 2) - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 15
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Making and Undoing Moves - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 16
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Minimax and Alpha-Beta Pruning - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 17
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Alpha-Beta Algorithm (Part 1) - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 18
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Alpha-Beta Algorithm (Part 2) - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 19
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Verifying an Alpha-Beta Algorithm works Correctly - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 20
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Alternating Sides & Debugging - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 21
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Displaying Chess Game Graphically - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 22
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Interacting with the Mouse - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 23
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Computer Response Move - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 24
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Static Evaluation Intro - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 25
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Evaluating Material - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 26
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Evaluating Positional Tactics - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 27
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Evaluating Movability, Checkmate, & Stalemate - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 28
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Evaluating Attacks - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 29
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Increase Alpha-Beta Pruning Speed by Sorting Moves - Java Chess Engine Tutorial 30
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Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial Series:

Introduction to an Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial Series
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Bitboards (The Concept of) - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 1
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Generating Bitboards - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 2
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Chess960 and Favorite Links - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 3
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Bitwise Operations - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 4
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Pawn Moves & Optimization (Part 1) - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 5
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Pawn Moves & Optimization (Part 2) - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 6
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En Passants - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 7
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Sliding Pieces (Part 1) - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 8
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Sliding Pieces (Part 2) - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 9
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Sliding Pieces (Part 3) - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 10
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Knight Moves - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 11
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King Movement & Safety - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 12
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Black & White Moves - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 13
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Castling - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 14
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Perft Debugging - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 15
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Make & Undo Moves - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 16
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Perft Algorithm - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 17
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Importing FEN Strings - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 18
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Divided Perft Routine - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 19
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Perft Debugging Example - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 20
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Perft Speed & Debugging Tips - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 21
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Universal Chess Interface - Advanced Java Chess Engine Tutorial 22
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