ChessMaster

Chess finally makes it to your terminal.
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ChessMaster is a command-line interface (CLI) chess game designed to make learning and training accessible for beginners while offering an engaging experience for all skill levels. This simple and user-friendly chess simulator provides a platform for novice players to build their skills and understanding of the game.

This project was created for the CS2113: Software Engineering and Object-Oriented Programming team project and is programmed in 100% Java.

Getting started

1. Ensure you have Java 11 or above installed in your system.

2. Download the latest version of ChessMaster.jar from here.

3. Open a terminal instance and navigate into the folder that contains the downloaded ChessMaster.jar file.

cd PATH_TO_JAR_FILE

4. Run the jar application with the following command:

java -jar ChessMaster.jar

You should be greeted by a welcome message from ChessMaster:

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Hey there, chess geek! You have stumbled upon the one and only:
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   / ____/ /_  ___  __________   /  |/  /___ ______/ /____  _____
  / /   / __ \/ _ \/ ___/ ___/  / /|_/ / __ `/ ___/ __/ _ \/ ___/
 / /___/ / / /  __(__  |__  )  / /  / / /_/ (__  ) /_/  __/ /
 \____/_/ /_/\___/____/____/  /_/  /_/\__,_/____/\__/\___/_/

where CHESS becomes an exciting journey of strategy and skill!
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Usage

A summary of user commands can be found in the table below:

Action	Format
Move	move [column][row] [column][row]
Show moves	moves [column][row]
Show board	show
Rules	rules
Help	help
Pieces legend	legend
History	history
Step back	stepback
List pieces	captured
Exit	exit

Please visit our User Guide for further details on each of these commands.

Contributing

All contributions are greatly appreciated! If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request.

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/branch-FeatureName)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some FeatureName')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Contact

Please visit our About Us page for further contact information.

Project Link: https://github.com/AY2324S1-CS2113-T18-1/tp