I built Pioneer 2, a retro-style chess computer inspired by 1980s dedicated chess machines.

It runs a personality-based chess engine and is playable directly in the browser.

The goal was to recreate the feeling of old chess computers while running modern engine logic underneath.

You can try it here: https://play.pioneer2chess.com

The project is open source: https://github.com/arnebailliere-oss-svg/pioneer2