Rank #2,389 3,299 starsPython

sunfish

by thomasahle (personal account)

Sunfish: a Python Chess Engine in 111 lines of code (description from the project’s GitHub page)

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Stars: 3,299
Forks: 582
Open issues and pull requests: 4
Primary language: Python
License: Other license
Owner: thomasahle · Personal account
Created: Feb 10, 2014
Last push: Aug 27, 2026

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