wooki3furball / Chess

Chess program utilizing the C/C++ ncurses library.

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Author: Michael Bopp
Last Edited: 8/19/23

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Command line chess program utilizing the ncurses library.

The included Perl script can make a seperate Fedora Linux Dockerfile if preferred over Ubuntu.

Generating a Dockerfile & running a Docker container.

Perl script example:

FedoraBopp@OS Sat Aug 19 CLK:16:42:34 27 /mnt/c/users/Bopp/desktop/docker2 $
./modock.pl
Do you want to create a Fedora (F) or Ubuntu (U) Dockerfile? u
Ubuntu Dockerfile created.

Building & running Docker from a Dockerfile:

# Can compile without the no cache flag if no dependency conflict exists, or fresh install.
docker build --no-cache -t ubuntu:chess <filepath to Dockerfile directory>

docker run -v "<filepath to mount onto container from OS>:/workspace" -it ubuntu:chess bash

Makefile contents

# Move to the chess program directory.
cd src

# Build chess program
make

# Alternative
make chess

# Show available make command keywords.
make list 

# Show commands keywords and their logic. 
make listc

# Remove object & binary files.
make clean

Unicode Example

ASCII Example

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Things to do.

Shor-term Roadmap:

• Toggle Chess Algebraic Notation
• Chess Time Counter Per Move
• King Mouse Movement
• Queen Mouse Movement
• Rook Mouse Movement
• Bishop Mouse Movement
• Knight Mouse Movement
• Pawn Mouse Movement
• Capture Rule
• Pawn Promotion Rule
• En Passsant Rule
• Castling Rule
• Check Rule
• CheckMate Rule
• Algebraic Notation Movement
• CPP Test Framework
• Docker Container
• Log of Algebraic Notation
• Build More Menu stuff
• Portable Game Notation Exportation

Longterm Roadmap:

• LAN play
• Chess Tutorial
• Chess Opener Book
• Chess Game Engine