termichess 0.1.1

A chess game on your terminal

TermiChess

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TermiChess is a terminal-based chess game built using Python with the amazing Textual library. Play chess right in your terminal with a beautiful interface and Stockfish integration for chess engine.

Demo

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/93f96435-3886-45a3-bae5-7acb3d2458e0

Features

• Play chess right in your terminal
• Stockfish integration for chess engine
• Move validation and legal move highlighting

Installation

1. Ensure you have Python 3.10 or higher installed.

2. Install Stockfish:

   • On Ubuntu or Debian: sudo apt-get install stockfish
   • On macOS with Homebrew: brew install stockfish
   • On Windows, download from Stockfish's official website and add it to your system PATH.

3. Install TermiChess:

pip install termichess

Running the Game

After installation, you can start the game by simply running:

termichess

• To exit out at any time , Press q .
• To restart the game click on the Restart button

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Textual for the TUI framework
• python-chess for chess logic
• Stockfish for the chess engine