Chess-game-in-Python

This is a simple command-line based Chess game implemented in Python. It includes the game logic, piece movements, and basic user interface for playing chess.

Installation

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/jayy1511/Chess-game-in-Python.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd Chess-game-in-Python

3. Run the main file to start the game:

   python main.py

Features

• Full Chess Game: Play a complete game of chess against another player on the command line.
• Piece Movement: Implementations for all chess pieces (Pawn, Rook, Knight, Bishop, Queen, King) with valid moves.
• Check and Checkmate Detection: Detects when a player is in check or checkmate.

How to Play

1. Run the main.py file.
2. Enter the source position (e.g., a2) and destination position (e.g., a4) to move a piece.
3. Play alternates between white and black pieces.
4. The game continues until a player is in checkmate.

Files

• ChessBoard.py: Contains the Game class which represents the chess board and game logic.
• Piece.py: Contains implementations for all chess pieces (Pawn, Rook, Knight, Bishop, Queen, King).
• main.py: Main file to run the chess game and handle user input.
• test_Game.py: Unit tests for the chess game logic.
• test_Piece.py: Unit tests for the chess pieces.

Unit Tests

Unit tests are provided to ensure the correctness of game logic and piece movements. To run the tests:

python -m unittest