♞ Knightfall

Knightfall is an interactive chess-based puzzle app built with React + Vite. It focuses on knight movement challenges and a visually dynamic chessboard UI. The app combines chess.js for game logic, react-chessboard for rendering, and a lightweight AI engine to suggest or play moves.

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🚀 Features

• 🎯 Playable Chessboard UI: Built using react-chessboard for a responsive and interactive interface.
• 🧠 Smart Move Validation: Uses chess.js for legal move checking and real-time game state updates.
• 🤖 Mini AI Assistant: A basic AI in src/utils/chessAI.js that provides move suggestions or plays against you.
• 💫 Sleek Design: Styled with Tailwind CSS and animated using Framer Motion for smooth transitions.

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🧩 Tech Stack

• Frontend: React 19 + Vite
• Styling: Tailwind CSS (tailwind.config.js)
• Logic: chess.js (move legality, game rules)
• Board Component: react-chessboard
• Animations: framer-motion
• Linting: ESLint

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⚙️ Run Locally

Prerequisites

• Node.js v16+ (Node v18+ recommended)
• npm (or yarn / pnpm)

Installation

# Navigate to project folder
cd knightfall

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the development server (Vite with HMR)
npm run dev

The app will be available at http://localhost:5173