♟️ ChessEngine – A Python Chess Game with GUI

A fully functional chess game built with Python and Pygame — featuring interactive gameplay, animations, undo/reset, and check/checkmate detection. This project was created to deepen understanding of object-oriented programming and game development using Pygame.

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🚀 Features

• ✅ Standard chess rules implemented (including check, checkmate, and stalemate)
• 🎮 Click-based move system: select a piece, then click on its destination
• 🔁 Undo last move with Z key
• ♻️ Restart the game anytime with R key
• 🎨 GUI built with Pygame — includes:
  • Board rendering and piece drawing
  • Smooth movement animations
  • Highlighting:
    • Selected square (blue)
    • Valid moves (yellow)
    • King in check (red)
• 🏁 Game Over screen with styled message overlay

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🧠 Tech Stack

• Language: Python 3.12
• Graphics: Pygame 2.6.1
• Design Pattern: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

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📁 Project Structure

ChessEngine/
├── Chess/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── ChessMain.py
│   ├── ChessEngine.py
│   └── images/
│       ├── bB.png
│       ├── bK.png
│       ├── ...
│       ├── wR.png
│       ├── Moves.png
│       └── CheckMate.png
├── .gitignore
├── README.md
├── run.sh
└── .venv/              # (optional, for virtual environment)

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▶️ How to Run

1. Install dependencies

   pip install pygame

2. Run the game

   python Chess/ChessMain.py