In the Arduino IDE I can compile and link the following code if I choose boards other than Pico RP2040. They all compile with a long list of warnings most of which are suggestions to use parentheses. The Pico (Earl Philhower compiler) compiles with warnings but fails with a message ending in memmap_default.ld:235 cannot move location counter backwards (from 2c00315c to 20040000). Choosing a Nano or Mega or other boards complete with a message saying the amount bytes the sketch uses and the Global variables. I am using Arduino IDE 2.3.3.
Although there are other issues, currently I am only interested in solving the link/loader issue.
// original src here: https://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/dwnldpage.html
/***************************************************************************/
/* micro-Max, */
/* A chess program smaller than 2KB (of non-blank source), by H.G. Muller */
/***************************************************************************/
/* version 4.8 (1953 characters) features: */
/* - recursive negamax search */
/* - all-capture MVV/LVA quiescence search */
/* - (internal) iterative deepening */
/* - best-move-first 'sorting' */
/* - a hash table storing score and best move */
/* - futility pruning */
/* - king safety through magnetic, frozen king in middle-game */
/* - R=2 null-move pruning */
/* - keep hash and repetition-draw detection */
/* - better defense against passers through gradual promotion */
/* - extend check evasions in inner nodes */
/* - reduction of all non-Pawn, non-capture moves except hash move (LMR) */
/* - full FIDE rules (expt under-promotion) and move-legality checking */
#define W while
#define K(A,B) *(int*)(T+A+(B&8)+S*(B&7))
#define J(A) K(y+A,b[y])-K(x+A,u)-K(H+A,t)
#define U (1<<24)
struct _ {int K,V;char X,Y,D;} A[U]; /* hash table, 16M+8 entries*/
int M=136,S=128,I=8e3,Q,O,K,N,R,J,Z,k=16,*p,c[9]; /* M=0x88 */
signed char L,
w[]={0,2,2,7,-1,8,12,23}, /* relative piece values */
o[]={-16,-15,-17,0,1,16,0,1,16,15,17,0,14,18,31,33,0, /* step-vector lists */
7,-1,11,6,8,3,6, /* 1st dir. in o[] per piece*/
6,3,5,7,4,5,3,6}, /* initial piece setup */
b[129], /* board: half of 16x8+dummy*/
T[1035]; /* hash translation table */
//D(q,l,e,E,z,n) /* recursive minimax search, k=moving side, n=depth*/
//int q,l,e,E,z,n; /* (q,l)=window, e=current eval. score, E=e.p. sqr.*/
//{
short D(int q,int l,int e,int E,int z,int n) /* recursive minimax search, k=moving side, n=depth*/
{ /* e=score, z=prev.dest; J,Z=hashkeys; return score*/
int j,r,m,v,d,h,i,F,G,V,P,f=J,g=Z,C,s;
char t,p,u,x,y,X,Y,H,B;
struct _*a=A+(J+k*E&U-1); /* lookup pos. in hash table*/
q--; /* adj. window: delay bonus */
k^=24; /* change sides */
d=a->D;m=a->V;X=a->X;Y=a->Y; /* resume at stored depth */
if(a->K-Z|z| /* miss: other pos. or empty*/
!(m<=q|X&8&&m>=l|X&S)) /* or window incompatible */
d=Y=0; /* start iter. from scratch */
X&=~M; /* start at best-move hint */
W(d++<n||d<3|| /* iterative deepening loop */
z&K==I&&(N<1e6&d<98|| /* root: deepen upto time */
(K=X,L=Y&~M,d=3))) /* time's up: go do best */
{
x=B=X; /* start scan at prev. best */
h=Y&S; /* request try noncastl. 1st*/
P=d<3?I:D(-l,1-l,-e,S,0,d-3); /* Search null move */
m=-P<l|R>35?d>2?-I:e:-P; /* Prune or stand-pat */
N++; /* node count (for timing) */
do{u=b[x]; /* scan board looking for */
if(u&k) /* own piece (inefficient!)*/
{r=p=u&7; /* p = piece type (set r>0) */
j=o[p+16]; /* first step vector f.piece*/
W(r=p>2&r<0?-r:-o[++j]) /* loop over directions o[] */
{A: /* resume normal after best */
y=x;F=G=S; /* (x,y)=move, (F,G)=castl.R*/
do{ /* y traverses ray, or: */
H=y=h?Y^h:y+r; /* sneak in prev. best move */
if(y&M)break; /* board edge hit */
m=E-S&b[E]&&y-E<2&E-y<2?I:m; /* bad castling */
if(p<3&y==E)H^=16; /* shift capt.sqr. H if e.p.*/
t=b[H];if(t&k|p<3&!(y-x&7)-!t)break; /* capt. own, bad pawn mode */
i=37*w[t&7]+(t&192); /* value of capt. piece t */
m=i<0?I:m; /* K capture */
if(m>=l&d>1)goto C; /* abort on fail high */
v=d-1?e:i-p; /* MVV/LVA scoring */
if(d-!t>1) /* remaining depth */
{v=p<6?b[x+8]-b[y+8]:0; /* center positional pts. */
b[G]=b[H]=b[x]=0;b[y]=u|32; /* do move, set non-virgin */
if(!(G&M))b[F]=k+6,v+=50; /* castling: put R & score */
v-=p-4|R>29?0:20; /* penalize mid-game K move */
if(p<3) /* pawns: */
{v-=9*((x-2&M||b[x-2]-u)+ /* structure, undefended */
(x+2&M||b[x+2]-u)-1 /* squares plus bias */
+(b[x^16]==k+36)) /* kling to non-virgin King */
-(R>>2); /* end-game Pawn-push bonus */
V=y+r+1&S?647-p:2*(u&y+16&32); /* promotion or 6/7th bonus */
b[y]+=V;i+=V; /* change piece, add score */
}
v+=e+i;V=m>q?m:q; /* new eval and alpha */
J+=J(0);Z+=J(8)+G-S; /* update hash key */
C=d-1-(d>5&p>2&!t&!h);
C=R>29|d<3|P-I?C:d; /* extend 1 ply if in check */
do
s=C>2|v>V?-D(-l,-V,-v, /* recursive eval. of reply */
F,0,C):v; /* or fail low if futile */
W(s>q&++C<d);v=s;
if(z&&K-I&&v+I&&x==K&y==L) /* move pending & in root: */
{Q=-e-i;O=F; /* exit if legal & found */
a->D=99;a->V=0; /* lock game in hash as draw*/
R+=i>>7;return l; /* captured non-P material */
}
J=f;Z=g; /* restore hash key */
b[G]=k+6;b[F]=b[y]=0;b[x]=u;b[H]=t; /* undo move,G can be dummy */
}
if(v>m) /* new best, update max,best*/
m=v,X=x,Y=y|S&F; /* mark double move with S */
if(h){h=0;goto A;} /* redo after doing old best*/
if(x+r-y|u&32| /* not 1st step,moved before*/
p>2&(p-4|j-7|| /* no P & no lateral K move,*/
b[G=x+3^r>>1&7]-k-6 /* no virgin R in corner G, */
||b[G^1]|b[G^2]) /* no 2 empty sq. next to R */
)t+=p<5; /* fake capt. for nonsliding*/
else F=y; /* enable e.p. */
}W(!t); /* if not capt. continue ray*/
}}}W((x=x+9&~M)-B); /* next sqr. of board, wrap */
C:if(m>I-M|m<M-I)d=98; /* mate holds to any depth */
m=m+I|P==I?m:0; /* best loses K: (stale)mate*/
if(a->D<99) /* protect game history */
a->K=Z,a->V=m,a->D=d, /* always store in hash tab */
a->X=X|8*(m>q)|S*(m<l),a->Y=Y; /* move, type (bound/exact),*/
//if(z)printf("%2d ply, %9d searched, score=%6d by %c%c%c%c\n",d-1,N-S,m,
// 'a'+(X&7),'8'-(X>>4),'a'+(Y&7),'8'-(Y>>4&7)); // uncomment for Kibitz
} /* encoded in X S,8 bits */
k^=24; /* change sides back */
return m+=m<e; /* delayed-loss bonus */
}
void setup()
{
K=8;W(K--)
{b[K]=(b[K+112]=o[K+24]+8)+8;b[K+16]=18;b[K+96]=9; /* initial board setup*/
L=8;W(L--)b[16*L+K+8]=(K-4)*(K-4)+(L-3.5)*(L-3.5); /* center-pts table */
} /*(in unused half b[])*/
N=1035;W(N-->M)T[N]=rand()>>9;
}
void loop()
{
W(1) /* play loop */
{N=-1;W(++N<121)
printf("%c",N&8&&(N+=7)?10:".?+nkbrq?*?NKBRQ"[b[N]&15]); /* print board */
p=c;W((*p++=getchar())>10); /* read input line */
K=I; /* invalid move */
if(*c-10)K=*c-16*c[1]+799,L=c[2]-16*c[3]+799; /* parse entered move */
D(-I,I,Q,O,1,3); /* think or check & do*/
}
}
