chess_analyse
Analyse a chess position
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Returns an engine evaluation of a chess position: the strongest candidate moves with their scores, and the position's checkable facts — side to move, whether that side is in check, undefended pieces and the pieces attacking them, and the material balance. Accepts a FEN, a PGN, or a list of SAN moves from the starting position. Also reports what the OPPONENT would play if it were their turn, which is the difference between a position being quiet and merely looking quiet. Pass considering with a move you are thinking of playing and it returns what that move actually walks into — a losing move is usually not in the top candidates, so asking about it directly is the only way to find out.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fen | string | no | FEN of the position. |
| pgn | string | no | PGN; the position after the final move is used. |
| moves | array | no | SAN moves from the start, e.g. ["e4","e5"]. |
| multipv | number | no | How many candidate moves (1-5, default 3). |
| considering | string | no | A move you are thinking of playing, in SAN, e.g. "Ng5". Returns the evaluation after it and the line that refutes it. |
| traps | boolean | no | Also scan the captures and checks available to the side to move and return the ones that lose, each with its refutation. Slower — several extra searches. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"fen": {
"type": "string",
"description": "FEN of the position."
},
"pgn": {
"type": "string",
"description": "PGN; the position after the final move is used."
},
"moves": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "SAN moves from the start, e.g. [\"e4\",\"e5\"]."
},
"multipv": {
"type": "number",
"description": "How many candidate moves (1-5, default 3)."
},
"considering": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A move you are thinking of playing, in SAN, e.g. \"Ng5\". Returns the evaluation after it and the line that refutes it."
},
"traps": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Also scan the captures and checks available to the side to move and return the ones that lose, each with its refutation. Slower — several extra searches."
}
}
}