its-kos/lichess-volterbot

Lichess bot

Volter Bot

Welcome to Volter bot. A simple chess bot for the Lichess website.

Description

Using the API provided by Lichess, this bot can accept and play multiple challenges (chess matches). For now the moves are random but adding logic and training the bot are in the works so stay tuned...

Getting Started

Dependencies for using the bot

• Python 3
• A lichess account that you need to upgrade to a BOT status. Find instrucions here
• Your (secret) API token from Lichess. Generate one here (You need to be logged in using your BOT account)

Setup

(Using Anaconda and environments is highly recommended)

• (Optional but recommended) Create an environment for the project and navigate to that folder
• Use pip install -r requirements.tx to get all required modules
• Create a "token.txt" file and paste your Lichess API token there

Executing program

• Run python main.py and your bot should be up and running.

Help

Any advise for common problems or issues.

command to run if program contains helper info

Authors

Contributors names and contact info:

So far just me :) @its-kos

Version History

• 0.1
  • Initial Commit
  • Basic functionality
  • Can accept and play multiple chess matches
  • Can only play random moves

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details

Acknowledgments

For more information have a look here:

• Berserk
• API