The idea is to create a simple chess application
A regular chess terminal application for two players.
The game consists of 16 pieces on each side 2x Rook - RA, RB 2x Knight - KB, KG 2x Bishop - BC, BE 1x Queen - Q 1x King - K 8x Pawn - PA,PB,PC,PD,PE,PF,PG,PH
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
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8| B-RA | B-kB | B-BC | B-Q | B-K | B-BF | B-kG | B-RH |
|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
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7| B-PA | B-PB | B-PC | B-PD | B-PE | B-PF | B-PG | B-PH |
|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
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6| | | | | | | | |
|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
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5| | | | | | | | |
|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
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4| | | | | | | | |
|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
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3| | | | | | | | |
|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
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2| W-PA | W-PB | W-PC | W-PD | W-PE | W-PF | W-PG | W-PH |
|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
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1| W-RA | W-kB | W-BC | W-Q | W-K | W-BF | W-kG | W-RH |
|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
A B C D E F G H
Turn 1 - Player 1
PA A3
Moving PA to A3
Turn 2 - Player 2
PC C5
Moving PC to C5
Turn X - Player 1
BF D3
Attempted move is not possible!
Blocked by W-PE!
BF G2
Moving BF to G2
Turn X - Player 1
kB B2
Attempted move is not allowed!
Knights can only move in a L shape movement.
Possible end positions for kB are:
C3
kB C3
Moving kB to C3
Example 1:
Turn X - Player 1
kB B9
Attempted move is out of bounds!
kB C3
Moving kB to C3
Example 2:
Turn X - Player 1
kB P5
Attempted move is out of bounds!
kB C3
Moving kB to C3
Turn X - Player 1
kT C3
kT is not a valid chess piece.
Did you mean kB or kG?
kB C3
Moving kB to C3
Turn X - Player 2
PC B4
B-PC is capturing W-PB!
W-PB was captured!
Castling long
Turn X - Player 2
castling long
Moving B-K to C8
Moving B-RA to D8
Castling short
Turn X - Player 1
castling short
Moving W-K to G1
Moving W-RA to F1
However, there are a number of rules when castling is possible and when not. You can only castle, if:
- Your king has not moved in the game yet.
- Your king is not in check.
- The king does not castle through a square which is controlled by an opponent’s piece.
- The king is not in check after castling.
- The rook has not been moved in the game yet.
Example:
Turn X - Player 1
kB JA3
Invalid command!
Did you mean kB A3?
kB A3
Moving kB A3
Example:
Turn X - Player 1
visualize field
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
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8| B-RA | B-kB | B-BC | B-Q | B-K | B-BF | B-kG | B-RH |
|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | | |
7| B-PA | B-PB | B-PC | B-PD | B-PE | B-PF | B-PG | B-PH |
|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | | |
6| | | | | | | | |
|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
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5| | | | | | | | |
|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
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4| | | | | | | | |
|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
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3| | | | | | | | |
|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
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2| W-PA | W-PB | W-PC | W-PD | W-PE | W-PF | W-PG | W-PH |
|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | | |
1| W-RA | W-kB | W-BC | W-Q | W-K | W-BF | W-kG | W-RH |
|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
A B C D E F G H
PB A4
React
Typescript
Django
Laravel
Facebook
Microsoft
Google
Alibaba
D3
Tencent