How do I program a chess game?

Hello,

i would like programm a chess game, i looked on internet how to dot it, and i see tutorials but for java, C# etc, not for construct, they advice do use arrays to the chessboard and to the pieces move but i didnt fin any tutorial for construct 3, maybe there is an easier way to do it, do you have some advices dor this?

Thank you :).

Paul

Programming pieces movement is fairly easy. Detecting check/checkmate/stalemate is doable, but quite difficult. I hope you are not thinking about programming an AI, because that would be a very ambitious task :)

I think the easiest solution is to use some external JS library, for example this one:

github.com/jhlywa/chess.js/blob/master/README.md

I think the word ambitious would be an understatement.

This post reminded me of a time when a friend and I, many years ago, pitted my Commodore Vic-20 with the Sargon chess cartridge against his Chess Challenger.

https://i.imgur.com/uiIOsL6.jpg

https://images.computerhistory.org/chess/sensory-chess-challenger.fidelity-electronics.1982.102633899.jpg?w=600

Both of those machines from the 80's provided some serious challenge to the amatuer chess player (provided you were patient) and I have little doubt that a C3 chess adaptation could easily outperform these old 'computers'. When you consider that Deep Blue was measured in GigaFlops and a modern computer is rated in TeraFlops, there should be plenty of computing power to make a decent AI. However, I doubt anyone has tackled this due to the fact that it wouldn't be a huge money maker and most people today want more instant gratification than a lengthy chess game can provide. But, chess still has a good following.

That being said, I'd start here:

chessprogramming.org/Main_Page

Out of curiosity, I did some digging and was even able to find tons of resources including the logic (and assembler code) used to create the first Sargon. So, if you're serious about this, the methodology is out there. As for templates? You're likely on your own.