SFML Chess Game

    // Global Board State (board.cpp)
    char board[8][8];
    // Chess board representation
    char turn = 'w'; // Current player ('w' or 'b')
    int whiteWins = 0; // White victories
    int blackWins = 0; // Black victories 
    // Main Game Loop (main.cpp)
    while (window.isOpen() && inGame) {
        // 1. Event Processing
        if (mouse click) {
        windowToBoard(mousePos); // Convert to board
        coords
        isMoveValid(from, to); // Validate move
        isKingInCheck(side); // Check legality
        isCheckmate(opponent); // Win condition
        }
                                        
    // 2. Rendering
    drawBoardAndPieces(window);
    drawHighlight(selectedSquare);
    }

bool isCheckmate(char side) { // Must be in check AND have no legal moves return isKingInCheck(side) && !hasAnyLegalMove(side); } bool hasAnyLegalMove(char side) { // Try every possible move for this side for (int sr = 0; sr < 8; sr++) { for (int sc = 0; sc < 8; sc++) { if (board[sr][sc] belongs to side) { for (int dr = 0; dr < 8; dr++) { for (int dc = 0; dc < 8; dc++) { if (isLegalMove(sr,sc,dr,dc)) { // Simulate move makeMove(); bool stillInCheck = isKingInCheck(side); undoMove(); if (!stillInCheck) return true; // Found a legal move! } } } } } } return false; // No legal moves found }

std::pair<int,int> windowToBoard(sf::RenderWindow &window, sf::Vector2i mousePos) { float cellW = window.getSize().x / 8.0f; float cellH = window.getSize().y / 8.0f; int col = int(mousePos.x / cellW); // 0-7 int row = int(mousePos.y / cellH); // 0-7 return {row, col}; }

# Compile command (adjust SFML path to your installation) g++ main.cpp board.cpp moves.cpp render.cpp menu.cpp checkmate.cpp \ save.cpp highscores.cpp settings.cpp ending.cpp -o chess_game \ -I"/c/SFML-2.6.2/include" \ -L"/c/SFML-2.6.2/lib" \ -lsfml-graphics -lsfml-window -lsfml-system -lsfml-audio # Run the game ./chess_game

# Install SFML (Ubuntu/Debian) sudo apt-get install libsfml-dev # Compile g++ main.cpp board.cpp moves.cpp render.cpp menu.cpp checkmate.cpp \ save.cpp highscores.cpp settings.cpp ending.cpp -o chess_game \ -lsfml-graphics -lsfml-window -lsfml-system -lsfml-audio # Run ./chess_game

                    chess_game/
                    │
                    ├── main.cpp
                    ├── board.cpp / board.h
                    ├── moves.cpp / moves.h
                    ├── checkmate.cpp / checkmate.h
                    ├── render.cpp / render.h
                    ├── menu.cpp / menu.h
                    ├── ending.cpp / ending.h
                    ├── save.cpp / save.h
                    ├── highscores.cpp / highscores.h
                    ├── settings.cpp / settings.h
                    │
                    ├── assets/
                    │ ├── board.png
                    │ └── pieces/
                    │ ├── white_pawn.png
                    │ ├── white_rook.png
                    │ ├── white_knight.png
                    │ ├── white_bishop.png
                    │ ├── white_queen.png
                    │ ├── white_king.png
                    │ ├── black_pawn.png
                    │ ├── black_rook.png
                    │ ├── black_knight.png
                    │ ├── black_bishop.png
                    │ ├── black_queen.png
                    │ └── black_king.png
                    │
                    ├── savegame.txt (auto-generated)
                    ├── highscores.dat (auto-generated)
                    └── settings.cfg (auto-generated)