Chess

A 3D chess game built with Panda3D, featuring interactive gameplay with mouse controls, piece movement validation, and visual effects.

Features

• 3D chessboard rendered using Panda3D
• Mouse-based piece selection and movement
• Turn-based gameplay
• Valid move highlighting
• Capture animations
• Castling
• En passant
• Pawn promotion
• Checkmate detection
• Camera rotation between turns

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Screenshots

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Requirements

• Python 3.8 or newer
• Panda3D

Install Panda3D using pip:

pip install panda3d

Downloading the Game

Pre-built executables are available for download from the Releases page. Choose the appropriate version for your operating system:

• Windows: win_amd64/Chess.exe
• macOS: macosx_10_13_x86_64/Chess.app
• Linux: manylinux2014_x86_64/Chess

Download the executable and run it directly.

Building from Source

To build the game from source:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ShivamKR12/Chess.git
   cd Chess
   

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install panda3d
   

3. Run the setup script to build:

   python setup.py build
   

4. The built executables will be in the build/ directory.

Running the Game

To run from source:

python main.py

Project Structure

Chess/
├── .github/
│   └── workflows
│       └── build.yml
├── .gitignore
├── main.py
├── panda3d-logo.ico
├── panda3d-logo.png
├── setup.py
├── models/
│   ├── square
│   ├── pawn
│   ├── rook
│   ├── knight
│   ├── bishop
│   ├── queen
│   └── king
├── requirements.txt
└── README.md

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Credits

This project is based on the Panda3D chessboard sample.

Original code and models were created by:

• Shao Zhang
• Phil Saltzman
• Eddie Canaan

Source: Chess

The original Panda3D sample provided the initial foundation for the chessboard rendering and mouse picking system used in this project.

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