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Chess Best Move x402 API
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Chess Best Move x402 API is a paid API for AI agents from chess.ruliad.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).
Returns the Stockfish engine's best move and evaluation score for a given chess position in FEN notation
Price / call$0.001
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Get stockfish analysis for a given FEN
Output
A JSON object containing: 'bestmove' (the recommended move in UCI notation, e.g. 'e2e4'), 'evaluation' (a numeric centipawn score from White's perspective), 'mate' (number of moves to forced checkmate if applicable, otherwise null), and 'success' (boolean true).
Example use cases
Example prompt
“What's the best move for this chess position: 'rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq e3 0 1'? Use depth 12 for the analysis.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://chess.ruliad.xyz/best-moveWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need fast, accurate Stockfish-powered chess move analysis for any board position described by a FEN string. It is ideal for building chess assistants, training tools, game analysis pipelines, or evaluating positions programmatically. Prefer this over manual engines when you need pay-per-use pricing via x402 without API key management.
Side effects
- Invalid FEN string returns an error or unexpected result
- Depth out of range (outside 1-12) may be clamped or rejected
- Malformed request missing required 'fen' parameter returns 400
- Payment not provided or insufficient results in 402 Payment Required
- Server overload may cause slow or failed analysis at high depths
Input
{
"fen": "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq e3 0 1",
"depth": "10"
}Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| fenrequired | string | FEN of the current chess position |
| depth | string | depth (1-12), optional, default 10 |
Output
{
"mate": null,
"success": true,
"bestmove": "bestmove e7e5 ponder g1f3",
"evaluation": 0.52
}Schema · Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| materequired | — | |
| successrequired | boolean | |
| bestmoverequired | string | |
| evaluationrequired | number |
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