♟️ Chess Game (C++ / Win32 API)

A complete chess game built entirely in C++ using the Win32 API, featuring a fully native Windows GUI, valid move detection, visual highlights, captures tracking, undo functionality, and check/checkmate detection.

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🚀 Features

🖥️ User Interface

• Win32 native graphical interface (no external libraries)
• Highlighted last move
• Highlighted selected square
• Display of legal moves (green dots + red capture rings)
• Chessboard coordinates (a–h, 1–8)
• Side panel including:
  • Move history
  • Capture counters
  • New Game button
  • Undo button

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♟️ Chess Logic

• Full piece movement rules
• Check detection
• Checkmate detection
• Stalemate detection
• Piece capturing
• Pawn auto-promotion to Queen
• Undo / rollback system (board, captures, moves, highlights)

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🧱 Project Structure

Core components:

• GameState: full game-state container
• Move stack with undo support
• Logic functions:
  • isLegalMove()
  • isInCheck()
  • hasLegalMoves()
  • isSquareAttacked()
  • clearPath()
• UI functions:
  • drawBoard()
  • drawPiece()
  • drawSidePanel()
  • drawCoordinates()

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