Welcome to HackChess! In this student-led hackathon, you will be creating a chess engine, optionally with the assistance of our workshops, and then competing against others' chess engines in a bracket tournament!
Our event starts on July 6th, 9 AM PST and ends at 5 PM on the 22nd. You can either use a chess engine you previously have developed, or create an entirely new one.
The benefits to you are plenty: programming a chess engine can improve your algorithmic thinking, help you manage an algorithm's complexity, help you coordinate and manage a large codebase, and give you a quantifiable way to measure the growth in your programming abilities.
We also have prize money for the people placing in the top four: 1st place receives $100, 2nd place receives $75, 3rd place receives $50, and fourth place receives $25.
First, join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/pSBv2nYqja
On July 6th, we will have an orientation and introduction to the project. To participate in the event, joining the Discord server is required.
July 15, 2023 - July 22, 2023
Lake Washington High School
Online
$270