Tchess - A Simple Terminal Chess

♔ ♕  TCHESS  ♛ ♚

A beautiful, lightweight chess game that runs entirely in your terminal.

Features

• Beautiful Unicode pieces - Full chess piece symbols (♔♕♖♗♘♙)
• Colored board - Alternating light and dark squares
• Full chess rules - Valid move validation for all pieces
• Captured pieces tracker - See all captured pieces at the bottom
• Responsive design - Auto-adjusts to terminal size
• Lightweight - No external dependencies, pure C++

Gameplay

Play chess directly in your terminal with a clean, intuitive interface. The game features:

• Turn-based gameplay (White/Black)
• Move validation for all chess pieces
• Captured piece tracking
• Real-time status messages

Installation

Quick Install

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/tchess.git
cd tchess

# Compile and run
make run

Manual Compilation

g++ -std=c++11 -o tchess main.cpp board.cpp pieces.cpp display.cpp
./tchess

How to Play

Starting the Game

./tchess

Making Moves

Moves are entered in algebraic notation format: [from][to]

Examples:

• e2e4 - Move piece from e2 to e4
• g1f3 - Move knight from g1 to f3
• e7e5 - Move pawn from e7 to e5

Features Breakdown

Piece Movement

• ♙ Pawns: Forward movement (1 or 2 squares from start), diagonal capture
• ♖ Rooks: Horizontal and vertical movement
• ♘ Knights: L-shaped movement (can jump over pieces)
• ♗ Bishops: Diagonal movement
• ♕ Queen: Combination of rook and bishop movement
• ♔ King: One square in any direction

Visual Features

• Color-coded pieces (White: bright, Black: dark)
• Alternating board squares (light gray / brown)
• Turn indicator showing current player
• Status messages for move feedback
• Captured pieces display at the bottom

🛠️ Makefile Commands

make          # Compile the project
make run      # Compile and run
make clean    # Remove compiled files

Author

NotSoupCarry

• GitHub: @NotSoupCarry

Screenshots

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Enjoy your game of chess! ♟️

Made with ❤️ and C++