Chess-Game

A two player chess game implemented by C language with console interface.

Description

When you Run the game the Main Menu appears with different options:

New: to start a new game
Save: at first this option is disabled (will see it later)
Load: to load one of the previously saved games.

When you start a new game you're prompted to enter the players name (players are obliged to choose differnet names).

After this step, the board appears with the following parts:

The tomb: in the upper part lies the tomb where each player's captured pieces are listed.
The Board: the chess board in the middle
Hints: in the right part, there're some hints about options to do while playing like:undo, redo, and showing the main menu.
Prompt: in the lower part, the player is prompted to enter his move (the player's name and color of his pieces is mentioned).

When you hit ESCAPE the menu appears again but with different options:

Resume: to resume the current game.
Save: now the "save" option is enabled and you can save the game where it's added the "Load list".

Main Game

Each player moves his own pieces by typing the coordinations of the desired piece to move followed by the Destination.

for example

B7B6

If it's an illegal move it's discarded and the player is prompted and asked to enter a new move again. When an legal move is entered the move is applied and the next player take the turn.

You can save or load a game through the previous menu.

You can undo or redo a move by hitting the keys U,R respectively on your keyboard.

Sample Run

player1 (Mike) moves one of his pawns.

A2A3

The move is legal, so it's performed and player2 takes his turn.

player2 (Jane) enters an illegal command to move his pawn.

B7B4

He enters a new move again, then Mike takes the turn.

D7D5

Game End Conditions:

The game is won by checkmate.
The game may end in a draw by stalemate.

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