Show HN: I made a screensaver that solves chess puzzles

34 11 2 years ago

gus_massa• 2 years ago

Two feature requests:

When a new puzzle appears, the old move is still highligted in red.

I tried playing a normal game against the computer: Where is the resign button :( ? Also I clicked "new game" and then the "X". I expected to go back to my doomed game, but I got a new game instead.

binaryinitials• 2 years ago

Great feedback thank you! I ended up purchasing a different domain to only showcase the screensaver portion. I added your changes on that domain: https://screensaverchess.com

dang• 2 years ago

(this subthread was originally in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42563441 but we merged it hither)

Pwhy1• 2 years ago

That's fun! Is it possible to have an optional pause before solution is shown, so if looking at the screen there is some time to try to solve the puzzle?

911e• 2 years ago

Or maybe a countdown

dougSF70• 2 years ago

This is great.

pimlottc• 2 years ago

Does it actively solve chess puzzles or replay saved puzzle solutions?

bobro• 2 years ago

isn’t the grid a bad screen saver?

fuzzythinker• 2 years ago

A good screensaver should save the screen (CRTs mostly but LEDs too) by not having the same thing rendered at one spot. So randomize the location of the chess board at least.

pcbmaker20• 2 years ago

will you be releasing the source code on GitHub ?

quybonmat• 2 years ago

The moves are too fast for my brain to think. Can we change time between each move?

Show HN: I made a screensaver that solves chess puzzles

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