+std::string UCI::square(Square s) {
+ return std::string{ char('a' + file_of(s)), char('1' + rank_of(s)) };
+}
+
+
+/// UCI::move() converts a Move to a string in coordinate notation (g1f3, a7a8q).
+/// The only special case is castling, where we print in the e1g1 notation in
+/// normal chess mode, and in e1h1 notation in chess960 mode. Internally all
+/// castling moves are always encoded as 'king captures rook'.
+
+string UCI::move(Move m, bool chess960) {
+
+ Square from = from_sq(m);
+ Square to = to_sq(m);
+
+ if (m == MOVE_NONE)
+ return "(none)";
+
+ if (m == MOVE_NULL)
+ return "0000";
+
+ if (type_of(m) == CASTLING && !chess960)
+ to = make_square(to > from ? FILE_G : FILE_C, rank_of(from));
+
+ string move = UCI::square(from) + UCI::square(to);
+
+ if (type_of(m) == PROMOTION)
+ move += " pnbrqk"[promotion_type(m)];
+
+ return move;
+}
+
+
+/// UCI::to_move() converts a string representing a move in coordinate notation
+/// (g1f3, a7a8q) to the corresponding legal Move, if any.
+
+Move UCI::to_move(const Position& pos, string& str) {
+
+ if (str.length() == 5) // Junior could send promotion piece in uppercase
+ str[4] = char(tolower(str[4]));
+
+ for (const auto& m : MoveList<LEGAL>(pos))
+ if (str == UCI::move(m, pos.is_chess960()))
+ return m;
+
+ return MOVE_NONE;