can_pawn_move: Check if a pawn has any legal moves

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Check if a pawn has any legal moves

Description

This function checks if a pawn at a given position on a chess board can move forward one square, capture an enemy piece diagonally, or perform an en passant capture.

Usage

can_pawn_move(board, coordinates, color = board$to_move)

Arguments

board	A list containing the current state of the chess board.
coordinates	A vector of length 2 representing the coordinates of the pawn on the board. The first element is the row number and the second element is the column number.
color	An optional character vector giving the color of the pawn. Defaults to the color of the player whose turn it is to move.

Value

A logical value indicating whether the pawn can move forward one square, capture an enemy piece diagonally, or perform an en passant capture (TRUE) or not (FALSE).

Examples

board <- fen_to_board() # Starting position
coordinates <- c(2, 1)  # Coordinates of the white pawn in the starting position
can_pawn_move(board, coordinates)

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