♔ Professional Java Chess ♔

A fully-featured chess game with an enhanced professional UI/UX, implemented in pure Java with Swing.

✨ Features Overview

Phase 1: Core Aesthetics & Professional Polish ✅

• Premium wooden board color scheme (#F0D9B5 / #B58863)
• Enhanced piece rendering with 3D depth effects
• Coordinate labels (a-h, 1-8) with clean typography
• High-quality anti-aliasing and rendering

Phase 2: Enhanced User Experience ✅

• Intuitive move selection with visual feedback
• Legal move indicators (green dots, red capture borders)
• Professional info panel with game status
• Real-time move history with auto-scroll
• Checkmate/stalemate detection

Phase 3: Technical Professionalism ✅

• Fully responsive layout (scales 400x400 to any size)
• Modular, maintainable architecture
• Efficient image caching system
• Dual input (mouse + keyboard)

🎮 Quick Start

Compile & Run: javac Chess.java java Chess # GUI mode (default) java Chess console # Console mode

🎨 Visual Enhancements

• Classic wooden board aesthetic
• 3D piece rendering with shadows
• Green dots for legal moves
• Red borders for captures
• Dark-themed info panel
• Real-time game status

📦 Custom Images

Place PNG images in images/ folder with names like: wp.png, wn.png, wb.png, wr.png, wq.png, wk.png (white pieces) bp.png, bn.png, bb.png, br.png, bq.png, bk.png (black pieces)

Enjoy your professional chess experience! ♔