In the game of chess, two players attempt to strategically capture each other's king. This can be done by a player who places the threat of capture on their opponent using one or more of their game pieces. If a king is in check, then the player must make a move that eliminates the threat of capture and cannot leave the king in check. Checkmate happens when a king is placed in check and there is no legal move to escape. Checkmate ends the game and the side whose delivered the checkmate wins the game.
Each game piece has specific set of allowable moves. They are as follows:
- The King can move exactly one square horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
- The Queen can move any number of vacant squares diagonally, horizontally, or vertically.
- The Rook can move any number of vacant squares vertically or horizontally.
- The Bishop can move any number of vacant squares in any diagonal direction.
- The Knight can move two squares along any row or column and then one in any non-diagonal direction. (The resulting move is in the shape of an "L").
- Pawns can move forward one square if that square is unoccupied. If the pawn has not yet moved, the pawn can be moved two squares forward. Pawns may capture an enemy piece on either of the two spaces diagonally adjacent to their current position.
This project is a GUI implementation of the chess game described above. In its most basic form, this game can be payed by two players at the same computer. The first player (white by default) starts by simply left clicking a piece to move. The valid moves become highlighted green to indicate availability. Gameplay continues with alternating turns between the bottom and the top team.
For users wishing to play the game with advanced graphics, the "Settings" menu will allow 3D graphics to be enabled. In addition, a player may customize the board by selecting one of the 9 different colors for his/her game pieces.
This implementation of chess also supports network play. If a player desires to engage in competition with an opponent on another computer, the player can use the "Multiplayer" menu to chose to host or join a game. In network play, each user has the opportunity to customize their view independent of their opponent's view preferences. If a user wishes to quit or restart the game, these options are presented in the "Quit/Restart Game" menu.
To run the source code, please use your package manager of choice. If you would like a prebuilt version of the game, download and run the .jar file.
This project was completed by Ryan Bailis, James Campbell, Ethan Dunne, and Jake Schaeffer. All work is their own. Citations and references are provided in file headers as appropriate.
All other resources are documented in file headers as appropriate.
The developers are not accepting outside contributors at this time.
This project was developed as part of a class assignment. CSCI205, Software Engineering & Design at Bucknell University is a course focused on exposing students to real-world Java development, class design, and the principles of software engineering.
Screenshot of 2D gameplay.
Screenshot of 3D gameplay. Player 2 changed their piece color to green via the "Settings Menu".
##Citations:
http://net-informations.com/java/net/multithreaded.htm
2D pieces are from Wikimedia Commons