CChess

CChess is simple desktop application made with C and SFML.

Software

• GCC 13.2.0
• CSFML 2.5.1
• VSCode 1.88.1

Installation

1. Use the official SFML binding for the C language from SFML project website.

2. Move files from SFML/bin/ to project directory.

3. (If VSCode) link SFML/bin, /include, /lib and your compiler inside files: tasks, launch, c_cpp_properties

Features

• Complete chess experience
• Implemented every chess rule
• Graphic representation of chessboard, chess pieces and game informations
• Saves
• Icon

Aditionally:

• Source and header files segmentation
• Full comprehensive documentation
• Error free

Usage

• In VSCode compile with Run and Debug menu
• Launch game with CChess.exe
• Select figure with left-click, then click highlighted square
• Save or load using down right corner buttons
• Quit with close bar button, or ESC

Libraries content

1. actions
   • Actions on pieces like normal move, en passant or pawn promotion
2. chess_events
   • Handling check, check mate and stale mate
3. chessboard
   • initialization and drawing empty chessboard
4. clashing
   • Handling king - rook clashing
5. include_define
   • Include SFML library
   • Define game and figure structure
6. moveboard
   • Check and draw every legal move
7. moves
   • Chess pieces moves
8. save_load
   • Save current game state to file
   • Load game from file
9. sprites
   • Handling sprites of chess figures, save/load buttons and background
10. texts
    • initialization of game informations texts

TODO

• documentation and README page
• icon
• add sounds effect
• improve RAM efficiency
• better interactivity