henkjan / gitchess

Play chess via command line and git

Gitchess

Git-based chess game

How to start a game

1. Fork this repo and add your opponent as a collaborator*
2. Create a branch for your game and make sure your opponent knows which branch to pull from
3. Tweak gitwar.users (see below)
4. Run ./setup && ./gitwar -c to download gitwar and setup your game
5. Run the ./gitchess and start playing

* If you don't have anyone to play with. Submit an issue saying something like, "I need a partner!", and wait for someone to reply

User file

Syntax is username: color (must be black or white). Here's an example gitwar.users:

tybenz: black
tabenziger: white

Screenshot

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http://tybenz.com

Gitwar logo designed by [Simon Child](http://thenounproject.com/Simon Child) from the Noun Project and Jason Long from git-scm.com.