Chess CLI Game

Introduction

This project is a command-line interface (CLI) chess game implemented in C++. It provides a simple and interactive way to play chess directly from the terminal. The game follows standard chess rules, with some exceptions (e.g., castling and en passant are not implemented).

Features

• Fully interactive CLI-based gameplay
• ASCII symbols representing chess pieces
• Alternating turns between black and white pieces
• Movement restricted to legal chess moves (except castling and en passant)
• Pawn promotion with selectable piece options
• Win condition when a king is captured
• Board rotation for perspective switching
• Simple command-based controls:
  • exit - Quit the game
  • swap - Rotate the board
  • Move a piece using coordinate chess notation (specifying only start and end square e.g., c2-c4)

Project Structure

Object-Oriented Design:

• Base Piece class with derived classes for each chess piece
• Board class managing game state and piece placement
• Side class organizing pieces by color
• Game class handling gameplay logic
• IO module for user interaction and board visualization

Data Structures Used:

• std::list for dynamic piece management
• std::vector<std::string> for storing possible moves
• std::wstring for Unicode-based board rendering
• bool flags for tracking game state

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.