python-chess

Chess game written in Python

My last chess attempt turned out to be not so successful. I tried to consider all the downsides of my java chess and make something actually good. Current version comes with terminal interface - after implementing (at least bigger part of) chess logic i might as well make some sort of window interface.

Running

After extracting the zip simply run

python3 python-chess

How to do stuff there

The game in console interface works with commands (list of those that are supported so far):

start: starts the new game

move src-field trg-field - moves a piece from one field to another

example:

move e2 e4 - moves piece from e2 to e4

put field piece-desc - puts a piece on desired space

example:

put g3 wk - puts white king onto g3 field

remove field - removes the piece from the desired space

example:

remove e1 - removes the whatever piece is on space e1

clear - clears the board

undo - undoes a move (may be all the way to the beginning of the game)

redo - redoes a move (may be all the way to the last move unless you did any different moves in the middle)

exit - exits the game

extras

piece description:

• colors:

  • w - white

  • b - black

• types:

  • p - pawn

  • k - knight

  • b - bishop

  • r - rook

  • q - queen

  • k - king

• special:

  • null - represents no piece at the field

Piece is described with two-char literal - first color, then type.

White pawn - wp, black bishop - bb etc.

Fields use standart names in chess - e4, a1 etc.