Chess game in C++

Dependencies to be installed:

• CMake
• Any C++ compiler (gcc, clang, MSVC, ...)
• Any Build system (make, ninja, ...)
• SFML 3.X graphics interface

Compiling the project

If you're not using an IDE, compile using the following commands:

# Generate build files
cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release # or Debug

# Compile
cmake --build build

To execute the program, run:

./build/ChessApp

Controls

Key	Action
Left Click + Drag	Move piece
Right Click	Cancel move
←	Undo
→	Redo
R	Flip board
N	New game
Esc	Quit

Features

• Basic piece movement
• Check detection and highlight
• Checkmate and stalemate detection
• Castling with proper validation
• En passant
• Pawn promotion with UI
• Move indicators (legal moves shown when dragging)
• Undo/Redo system
• Sound effects

TODO

UI Improvements

• Turn indicator (show whose turn it is)
• Board coordinates (a-h, 1-8)
• Captured pieces display
• Move history with algebraic notation
• Highlight selected piece's original square

Code Structure

• Replace move_tuple with proper Move class
• Use PieceType enum instead of char
• Extract MoveValidator class
• Encapsulate Board internal state
• Centralize color/size constants

Advanced Rules

• 50 move rule (draw)
• Threefold repetition (draw)
• Insufficient material detection (draw)
• Chess clock/timer