https://github.com/princelad/squarelogic

Square Logic is a chess game built using Python and Pygame. It features a visually appealing chessboard, piece movement validation, pawn promotion, and move history tracking. The game ensures smooth gameplay with optimized animations.
https://github.com/princelad/squarelogic

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Square Logic is a chess game built using Python and Pygame. It features a visually appealing chessboard, piece movement validation, pawn promotion, and move history tracking. The game ensures smooth gameplay with optimized animations.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/princelad/squarelogic
• Owner: Princelad
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-12-27T15:17:38.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-01-31T12:31:21.000Z (4 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-31T13:23:17.800Z (4 days ago)
• Topics: ai, board-game, chess, chess-engines, chess-game, game-development, game-programming, pygame, pyhton-game, python
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 127 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Square Logic ♟️  

A simple yet interactive chess game built using **Python** and **Pygame**. This project features an intuitive chessboard, move validation, and user interactions for a smooth chess-playing experience.  

## 📌 Features  

- **Interactive Chessboard** – Click-based movement with move validation.  

- **Move Validation** – Checks for legal moves and prevents invalid ones.  

- **Undo Move** – Press `Backspace` to undo the last move.  

- **Hover & Selection Highlights** – Enhances visual clarity of moves.  

- **Pawn Promotion** – Automatically promotes pawns (default: Queen).  

- **Smooth Animations** – Runs at up to 144 FPS for fluid visuals.  

## 🛠️ Installation  

1. **Clone the repository**  

   ```bash

   git clone https://github.com/Princelad/SquareLogic.git

   cd SquareLogic

   ```  

2. **Install dependencies**  

   ```bash

   pip install -r requirements.txt

   ```  

3. **Run the game**  

   ```bash

   python Chess/ChessMain.py

   ```  

## 🎮 How to Play  

- Click on a piece to select it, then click on a valid square to move.  

- Press `Backspace` to undo the last move.  

- Hovering over squares will highlight them for better visibility.  

## 📁 Project Structure  

```

SquareLogic/

│── images/              # Chess piece images

│── Chess/               # Chess logic and engine

│   ├── ChessEngine.py   # Handles game rules and move validation

│   └── ChessMain.py     # Main driver script

│── README.md            # Project documentation

└── requirements.txt     # Dependencies

```

## 🖼️ Screenshots  

### Game Start

![Game Start](project-images/Game_start.png)

### Game State

![Game State](project-images/Game_state.png)

## 🚀 Future Improvements  

- Add **AI opponent** for single-player mode.   

- Enhance UI with **move history and timers**.  

## 📜 License  

This project is licensed under the **MIT License**.  

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