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====== SecondChess ====== ====== SecondChess ======
-{{http://computer-chess.org/data/media/logos/SecondChess.png}}+{{secondchess.png}}
-SecondChess is a didactical chess engine written in C by Emilio Díaz and based on FirstChess code of Pham Hong Nguyen.+SecondChess is a didactical chess engine written in C by Emilio Díaz and based on FirstChess code of Pham Hong Nguyen, addressed to programmers who want to learn how a chess engine works.
===== Main Features ===== ===== Main Features =====
-  * One single C file heavily commented, around 2000 lines+  * One single C code file heavily commented, around 2000 lines 
 +  * Licensed under GPL: source available at https://github.com/emdio/secondchess
  * Board representation: one 64 int array for pieces and one 64 int array for colors   * Board representation: one 64 int array for pieces and one 64 int array for colors
-  * Addressed to programmers who want to learn how a chess engine works 
  * Rules Implemented: castle, en passant and promotion   * Rules Implemented: castle, en passant and promotion
  * **Robust move generator:** al positions tested so far have been matched by secondchess   * **Robust move generator:** al positions tested so far have been matched by secondchess
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  * No three moves repetition   * No three moves repetition
  * No 50 moves rule   * No 50 moves rule
-  * After every two sqaures pawn move an en passant square is created, most of the times unnecessarily+  * After every two squares pawn move an en passant square is created, most of the times unnecessarily
  * No time management   * No time management

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