Chess GUI — Play, Edit, Replay, and Explore Variants

A full-featured chess sandbox built from scratch in Python (pygame), designed for both playing and exploring the game.

♟️ Play Your Way

• Human vs Human
• Play as White vs CPU
• Play as Black vs CPU

Includes move validation, undo, and smooth drag-and-drop controls.

🧠 Puzzles & Built-In Modes

Jump straight into curated challenges:

• Mate in 1-4 puzzles
• Prebuilt study positions

Or explore creative variants:

• Pawns Only
• Random Setup (Chess960-style)
• Chaos Setup
• Peasant's Revolt
• Charge of the Light Brigade

• Random Setup (Chess960-style)

🧩 Create Your Own Positions

• Drag and drop pieces freely
• Set starting turn and orientation
• Perfect for analysis or custom scenarios

🔁 Replay & Review Sample Games

• Step forward/back through moves
• Jump to any position in the game
• Review classic sample games (Carlsen vs Kasparov 2004, etc)

🖥️ Built for Desktop Feel (in Browser)

This project was originally designed as a desktop GUI and adapted for the browser.

Note for browser version that it is best experienced in landscape mode

🎯 Why This Project Exists

Most chess tools focus either on playing or studying.

This combines both:

• A playable chess app
• A sandbox for experimentation
• A lightweight study tool