This is a very basic 2 player chess program. This is an easy to use package, it is limited in it’s uses. This program has some inherant limiatations. First, since only jpeg support is available, I had to make twice as many images (since jpeg format does not support transparent pixels). This program will not detect check or checkmate as I did not have time to implement these features. As you will see, there is no undo feature. This could be somewhat easily implemented. The largest error I made was with the way pieces are stored in memory. They reside within a 8 x 8 matrix but have a wrong orientation. This makes it extremely confusing to calculate the ammount of pieces between 2 positions diagonally.
Please read the Orientation.txt file for more information on this problem.
Lastly, I have implemented a feature that blacks the screen when the window does not have focus. This is part of a somewhat complex system to reduce flickering graphics. When left unchecked, the graphics will flicker at annoying rates.
Please download this game and enjoy…