ChessV2 is another iteration of the first Chess Game I made, now featuring a fully playable React frontend. The game leverages a C++ backend with Boost.Beast for WebSocket communication.
It's missing some features such as castling and en passant implementation and having a stack to rewind moves. Also not as many test as ChessV1. Mostly focused on trying to do new / different things over implementing old things that I have already done.
The client is already included in the codebase, inside the frontend folder. You can run it with the commands inside, the C++ code creates a server you can run which the client will attempt to connect to on boot.
ChessV1 has all these but is text only, with no online capability. You can find ChessV1/Chess here: https://github.com/jordan-hoang/Chess
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Clone the repository.
git clone [email protected]:jordan-hoang/ChessV2.git -
Create a new directory for building.
mkdir build -
Change into the new directory.
cd build -
Run CMake with the path to the source.
cmake ../ -
Run make inside the build directory:
make
After building, you’ll have the ChessV2 executable inside the build directory. Running it will start the Server, it can be modified easily to take Text Input.
The lower-case characthers such as 'p' means it is a "White Pawn" while "P" corresponds to a "Black Pawn"
A React frontend currently serves as the GUI and you would click on pieces to move them. Currently it's left click 2x. But I will probably add a drag and drop feature. You'll need to launch 2 clients, the server won't let you control the opposing piece from the same client.
This project requires:
- C++17 or newer
- PythonInterp (For googletest)
- CMake >= 3.1
- Boost.Beast (for WebSocket communication)
- npm (for running the React frontend)
Frontend Polish: The React frontend will receive more polish for better usability and visual appeal.
AI: Implement minmax algorithm, so the server can play against you.
Replay Game: Can save a copy of your game in CAN notation and use it to watch a playthrough of that game, perhaps make it so that you can start in the middle of a game at some situation? Maybe make a Chess Snapshot feature.
Spectator feature: Can watch other players games, perhaps even add a takeover feature?
EnPassant and castling don't work and the check for the king cannot move isn't in from chessV1 yet. Also all the tests haven't been ported.
Multiplayer Networking: The goal is to add multiplayer functionality to allow two players to play online.