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chess_attacks

What a piece attacks

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Returns the exact list of squares attacked by the piece standing on a given square in a chess position, together with that piece's type and colour. Returns an empty list when the square is unoccupied. Accepts a FEN, a PGN, or a list of SAN moves from the starting position.

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
fenstringnoFEN of the position.
pgnstringnoPGN; the position after the final move is used.
movesarraynoSAN moves from the start, e.g. ["e4","e5"].
squarestringyesThe square, e.g. "d5".
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\"]."
    },
    "square": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The square, e.g. \"d5\"."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "square"
  ]
}

First seen 2026-09-14 · last seen 2026-09-14