♟️ Python Chess Game

A classic Chess game built using Python and Pygame, featuring a smooth graphical interface, valid move highlighting, turn-based mechanics, and standard chess rules. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned player, this project delivers an enjoyable and intuitive chess experience right from your desktop.

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🚀 Features

• Clean and interactive GUI with Pygame
• Full implementation of chess rules
• Piece movement validation
• Check and Checkmate detection
• Stalemate detection
• Valid move highlighting
• Turn-based play (White vs Black)
• Basic AI integration (optional)
• Light-weight and beginner-friendly codebase

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🖼️ Screenshots

Main game interface showing the chess board and pieces

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Active gameplay with highlighted valid moves

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🛠️ Installation

Make sure you have Python 3.7+ installed on your system.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Subhendu-Kumar/chess_engine_py.git
   cd chess_engine_py

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the game:

   py main.py

🎮 How to Play

• White always moves first.
• Click on a piece to view its valid moves.
• Click a highlighted square to move the selected piece.
• Checkmate and stalemate are automatically detected.
• Use the R key to reset the board.

🧠 Optional AI Support

The codebase supports plug-and-play AI move generation using minimax, negamax, and alpha-beta pruning.

To activate:

Replace self.game_mode = GameMode.HUMAN_VS_HUMAN # Default game mode with self.game_mode = GameMode.HUMAN_VS_AI # Default game mode

📁 Project Structure

  ├── chess_ai/
  │   ├── random_move.py
  ├── chess_engine/
  │   ├── castle_rights.py
  │   ├── chess_game.py
  │   ├── game_mode.py
  │   ├── game_settings.py
  │   ├── game_state.py
  │   ├── move.py
  ├── images/
  ├── screenshots/
  ├── utils/
  │   ├── variable_and_constants.py
  │   ├── helpers.py
  ├── .gitignore
  ├── main.py
  ├── README.md
  ├── requirements.txt

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to fork the repo and submit a PR with any enhancements, bug fixes, or new features.

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