Chessthan is an interactive online chess platform that let players challenge others in real-time, watch ongoing games, and enjoy smooth animations for an immersive experience.

This is the project inspired from chessu.

Thank you Nathaniel Tampus [dotnize] for the inspiration. Your projects are awesome.

• Play real-time chess matches against other users
• Spectate and chat in ongoing games
• Create an account to track stats and game history
• [Underconstruction🏗️] Play against AI
• Mobile-friendly responsive design
• Smooth animations using Lottie & Animate.css

• Frontend: Next.js, Tailwind CSS, DaisyUI
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js, Socket.io
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Animations: Lottie, Animate.css

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js (v20 or newer recommended)
• PostgreSQL
• pnpm (for monorepo management)

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/drummerviswa/chessthan.git
   cd chessthan

2. Install dependencies
   Client:

   cd client
   npm install

   Server:

   cd server
   npm install

3. Set up the .env file in the server directory with database credentials
4. Start the Development servers
   Client:

    cd client
    npm run dev

   Server:

   cd server
   npm run dev

5. Start the frontend

   cd client
   npm dev

• Implement ChatGPT for play analysis
• Leaderboard & player ranking system
• Implement AI for single-player mode
• Account management & password reset

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to fork the repo, open issues, or submit pull requests.

This project is open-source and licensed under the MIT License.