Chess

This chess game supports both 2-player mode to play with friends and 1-player mode to play against the computer.

Features

• All rules of chess are implemented with the exception of repeating position draws (a friendlier version is implemented instead)
• The taken pieces are drawn at the side of the board
• Ability to take back moves
• Ability to add time limits

Installation

Use the package manager pip to install pygame zero.

pip install pgzero

Known bugs

• Choosing a depth larger than 3 will result in very long computing times for the engine (choosing 3 is still long, ~1-2 minutes)

Sources

Source	Description
https://pygame-zero.readthedocs.io/_/downloads/en/stable/pdf/	Learning pygame zero basics
https://pygame-zero.readthedocs.io/en/1.2/learn-programming.html	Learning how to use variables in the pygame zero framework
https://csatlas.com/python-import-file-module/	Importing and multiple files
https://realpython.com/python-pass-by-reference/	Python function parameter passing
https://robertheaton.com/2014/02/09/pythons-pass-by-object-reference-as-explained-by-philip-k-dick/#:~:text=The%20two%20most%20widely%20known,references%20are%20passed%20by%20value.%E2%80%9D	Python function parameter passing
https://mathspp.com/blog/pydonts/pass-by-value-reference-and-assignment	This one is a better explanation of mutable vs immutable and function parameter passing, more details and background
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaluation_function#Handcrafted_evaluation_functions	Strategies to make a chess engine
https://www.chessprogramming.org/Simplified_Evaluation_Function	Basic values and ideas for piece-square table based evaluation
http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=68311&start=19	The data used for tables and piece values
https://www.chessprogramming.org/PeSTO%27s_Evaluation_Function	Logic and pseudo code on how to use the tables
https://www.iconsdb.com/white-icons/stopwatch-icon.html	Image for stopwatch (white)
https://www.iconsdb.com/black-icons/stopwatch-icon.html	Image for stopwatch (black)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:SVG_chess_pieces	Image for chess pieces