Chess! - Readme

This is a Python script for a basic chess game with a timer functionality using the Tkinter library and the chess library.

Features:

• Standard chess gameplay with valid moves and piece captures.
• Timer for each player, configurable during game setup.
• Visual representation of the chessboard with colored squares and piece symbols.
• Highlights valid moves for the selected piece.
• Handles pawn promotion with user selection for the promoted piece.
• Allows proposing a draw and displays a message box for the outcome of the game (checkmate, stalemate, insufficient material, or time loss).
• Option to restart the game after it ends.

Requirements:

• Python 3.x
• Tkinter library (usually comes pre-installed with Python)
• chess library: pip install chess

Running the Game:

1. Save the script as chess!.py. (As chess is name of one of python libraries too.)
2. Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the directory where you saved the script.
3. Run the script using the following command:

python chess!.py

Gameplay:

1. The game starts with a welcome screen where you can enter player names and a timer limit(Optional as default names are player 1 and 2 and time is 5 min).
2. Click the "Start Game" button to begin the game.
3. The board will be displayed, with the current player's turn indicated.
4. Click on a piece to select it.
5. Valid moves for the selected piece will be highlighted in green.
6. Click on a highlighted square to move the piece.
7. The timer will continue to run for the current player.
8. If a player runs out of time, the other player wins.
9. You can propose a draw by clicking the "Propose Draw" button.

Additional Notes:

• This is a basic implementation and lacks features like castling, en passant, and advanced AI opponents.
• The code is well-commented and structured for readability.
• There is no model for chess pieces instered they have names like BK(Black Knight),WQ(White Queen) etc.

I Hope You Enjoy It.