Java-based-Chess_Applicaton

This repo has every Java file to make a complete application of chess. ♟️😊

Team Name - PARALLEL MINDS

Team Member's in this application building:

S.R. NO.	Member's Name
1.	Vishnukant Bajpai(Leader)
2.	Piyush Sachan
3.	Ankit Singh
4.	Garv Anand

Chess Application in Java

Overview

This project is a Java-based chess game application, designed to provide a classic chess experience with a graphical user interface (GUI). It's structured to be modular and extensible, making it suitable for further development and enhancements. This application was developed as a fun project and a way to apply object-oriented programming principles in Java.

Features:

1. GUI Interface: A user-friendly graphical interface for playing chess.
2. Standard Chess Rules: Implements the standard rules of chess, including piece movement, captures, and game-ending conditions.
3. Object-Oriented Design: Cleanly structured using Java classes to represent the board, squares, pieces, and game logic.
4. Move Validation: Ensures that only legal moves are allowed for each piece.
5. Game State Management: Tracks the current state of the game, including whose turn it is and game over conditions.
6. Piece Representation: Handles all standard chess pieces (Pawn, Rook, Knight, Bishop, Queen, King).

Project Structure

The project is organized into the following packages:
ChessApp/
├── src/
│ ├── main/
│ │ ├── ChessApp.java (Main class)
│ │ ├── board/
│ │ │ ├── Board.java (Represents the chessboard)
│ │ │ ├── Square.java (Represents a single square on the board)
│ │ ├── pieces/
│ │ │ ├── Piece.java (Abstract class for chess pieces)
│ │ │ ├── Pawn.java
│ │ │ ├── Rook.java
│ │ │ ├── Knight.java
│ │ │ ├── Bishop.java
│ │ │ ├── Queen.java
│ │ │ ├── King.java (Specific implementations for each piece type)
│ │ ├── gui/
│ │ │ ├── ChessGUI.java (Main GUI class)
│ │ │ ├── BoardPanel.java (Panel for displaying the chessboard)
│ │ └── logic/
│ │ ├── MoveValidator.java (Validates the legality of moves)
│ │ └── GameState.java (Manages the overall game state)
│
└── resources/ (Contains image files for the chess pieces)

How to Run

1. Prerequisites:

• Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 or later.

2. Installation:

• Clone the repository to your local machine.
• Ensure that your IDE or build environment is set up to handle Java projects.
• Place the chess piece image files in the resources/ folder.

3. Compilation and Execution:

• Using an IDE (IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, etc.):
  • Open the project in your IDE.
  • The IDE should automatically recognize the project structure and handle the dependencies.
  • Locate the ChessApp.java file in the src/main/main/ directory.
  • Run the ChessApp.java file.
• Using the command line:
  • Open a terminal or command prompt.
  • Navigate to the src/main/ directory.
  • Compile the Java files: javac *.java. (You might need to compile subdirectories separately or use wildcards carefully, depending on your shell). A safer approach is to compile from the main directory: javac main/ChessApp.java
  • Run the application: java main.ChessApp (Make sure your current directory is the one containing the main folder.)

Planned Enhancements

• Implement full game logic, including check, checkmate, and stalemate detection.
• Implement special moves like castling and en passant.
• Add support for pawn promotion.
• Improve the GUI with features like:
  • Move history.
  • Highlighted legal moves.
  • Visual enhancements.
• Add the ability to play against an AI opponent.
• Implement network play for playing against other users.

Credits

This project was created by [PARALLEL MINDS]. Chess piece images are from [https://github.com/guy-jean/Personal-Projects/tree/9037d656645ad0b7e203c8ed7a56d18ddbb599d6/Java-Projects/Chess/pieces].