Chess in Java

The classic game of chess made using OOP coded completely in Java. This project uses Java Swing to create a clickable GUI.

Currently, you play as white against a computer that randomly selects a legal move. If you have ever played chess you should have no trouble winning. In fact it is probably harder to lose against the computer than to win.

How to Run

1. .jar file (Java must be installed)
   • Download "Chess_in_Java.jar" Link to file
   • Naviagate to correct folder in terminal/command line
   • Use the command java -jar "Chess_in_Java.jar" to execute to file
2. NetBeans
   • Open folder "Chess NetBeans Source" in Apache NetBeans
   • Run the project

Photo of GUI when e2 pawn is selected

Features Implemented

• Regular piece movement ensuring every move is legal
• Castling
• En Passant
• Checkmate
• Stalemate when a player has no legal moves
• When a piece is clicked (assuming it is that colour's turn) it will highlight the legal moves for that piece

Features Not Yet Implemented

• 50 move rule
• Stalemate due to insufficient material

Bugs

• When File -> New Game is selected after stale/checkmate the boardpanel gets slightly cut off