This document provides a brief history of chess and an overview of chess engine programming fundamentals. It discusses: - Key developments in computer chess from the 18th century to modern champions like AlphaZero and StockFish. - Core concepts like bitboards, evaluation functions, minimax algorithm, move generation, alpha-beta pruning, and transposition tables. - Additional techniques such as ope
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