Chess Engine

A robust Java-based chess engine that adheres to standard chess rules, enabling two players to engage in a full chess game.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Project Structure
• OOP Principles and Design Patterns
• Key Classes
• Visuals
• Usage

Features

• Comprehensive implementation of standard chess rules.
• Calculation of legal moves for each chess piece.
• Detection of check, checkmate, and stalemate conditions.
• Support for castling.
• Extensible architecture for future enhancements.

OOP Principles and Design Patterns

This project employs several design patterns and OOP concepts, including:

• Builder Pattern: Used for creating complex objects like the chessboard and pieces.
• Factory Pattern: Creates pieces based on their type, promoting loose coupling.
• Strategy Pattern: Implements different movement strategies for various pieces.

Design Patterns

• Factory Pattern: Used to create instances of pieces based on game state.
• Strategy Pattern: Employed in the movement calculation of pieces, allowing for interchangeable algorithms.
• Observer Pattern: Facilitates the notification of game state changes, such as check and checkmate conditions.

Project Structure

Package	Description
board	Manages the chessboard and square placements.
logic	Contains the logic for moves and game rules.
pieces	Defines chess pieces and their movement rules.
player	Manages players and game states.

Key Classes

• Square: Represents a square on the chessboard.
• Piece: Base class for all chess pieces.
• Player: Manages player actions and game state.
• Board: Represents the chessboard and the current game state.
• Moves: Encapsulates the movement logic for pieces.

Visuals

Below are some visuals that showcase the chess engine in action:

Chessboard Example

An example of the chessboard state during gameplay.

Game Flow and Piece Movement

Illustration of the move flow and game progression.

Usage

To run the chess engine:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Mahmoud-Khawaja/Chess-Engine

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd Chess-Engine

3. Compile the project:

   javac src/com/chess/engine/*.java

4. Run the application:

   java com.chess.engine.Main