The Java Rook ♜

A fully-featured chess game implemented in Java, offering a classic two-player offline experience with complete chess rules and mechanics.

Features

• Complete chess piece movement validation
• Turn-based gameplay system
• Checkmate detection
• Special moves implementation:
  • Pawn promotion
  • Castling
  • En-passant capture
• Chess.com inspired GUI interface built with Java Swing
• Object-Oriented Programming architecture

Requirements

• Java Development Kit (JDK) installed on your system
• Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Installation

1. Clone this repository or download all files
2. Keep the file structure intact, ensuring the images folder and all .java files remain in their original locations
3. Open a terminal or command prompt in the project directory

How to Run

1. Compile the program:

javac Main.java

2. Run the compiled program:

java Main

Project Structure

• Main.java - Entry point of the application
• ChessBoard.java - Handles the chess board logic
• ChessUI.java - Contains the user interface implementation
• Piece.java - Base class for chess pieces
• Individual piece classes:
  • Bishop.java
  • King.java
  • Knight.java
  • Pawn.java
  • Queen.java
  • Rook.java

How to Play

1. Launch the game
2. White pieces move first
3. Click on a piece to select it
4. Click on a valid destination square to move
5. Game continues until checkmate or stalemate

Technical Implementation

• Built using Object-Oriented Programming principles
• Java Swing for graphical user interface
• Modular design with separate classes for pieces and game logic
• UI design inspired by Chess.com

Contributing

Feel free to fork this project and submit pull requests for any improvements you'd like to add. Please make sure to test your changes thoroughly before submitting.

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Created by Prem Kotadiya & Nandit Kalaria.

For questions or issues, please open an issue in the GitHub repository.