Piñata is an interactive shell to play blindfold chess against computers. Install any UCI compatible chess engine like Stockfish in the standard executable search path and Piñata will pick it up.
Run Piñata in a docker container with stockfish engine.
sudo docker run -it abperiasamy/pinata:latest
| OS | Arch | Link |
|---|---|---|
| GNU/Linux | Intel (64-bit) | Download |
| GNU/Linux | Arm (64-bit) | Download |
| GNU/Linux | Arm (32-bit) | Download |
| Windows | Intel (64-bit) | Download |
| Darwin | Intel (64-bit) | Download |
| FreeBSD | Intel (64-bit) | Download |
Flags:
-a, --analyze string lichess.org API access-token to analyze the game
-b, --black choose the black side
-d, --depth int engine search depth (default 10)
-e, --engine string path to UCI compatible chess engine executable (default "stockfish")
-f, --file string load game from a PGN file
-h, --help help for pinata
-l, --light invert the colors for lighter console background
--no-color disable colors
--version version for pinata
-v, --visual cheat blindfold
By default, the computer engine plays black. You make your first move. Use to auto-complete possible moves or commands.
$ ./pinata
█ 🙇 e4
░ 🤖 e6
█ 🙇 Nf3
░ 🤖 d5
█ 🙇 <TAB>
Ke2 Qe2 Rg1 Be2 Bd3 Bc4 Bb5+ Ba6 Na3 Nc3 Ng1 Nd4 Nh4 Ne5 Ng5
a3 a4 b3 b4 c3 c4 d3 d4 g3 g4 h3 h4 exd5 e5 resign
/fen /save /load /visual /quit /keys /fen /visual /quit /keys
You can cheat the blindfold with --visual flag and play interactively. Use /visual command to toggle the board display during the practice sessions to verify your memory.
$ ./pinata --visual
█ 🙇 e4
░ 🤖 e6
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│ 1 │ ♜ │ ♞ │ ♝ │ ♛ │ ♚ │ ♝ │ ♞ │ ♜ │
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Please follow Piñata Contributor's Guide
- Chess library by Logan Spears (notnil)
- UCI library by Eve Freeman (freeeve)
Piñata is free software, licensed under GNU AGPL v3 or later