Open source chess program devised to create a psuedo heat map of a chess board with color representation of attack and defense values of each square. Green represents white, red represents black, and yellow square are under tension. The greener/redder the square, the more control white/black has over it.

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1. Install java if you haven't already: Oracle JDK/JRE
2. Download the lastest jar file from Releases
3. Double click on the jar file to run

I really hope that far more mainstream chess programs will implement the ideas I have presented on this project within their chess platforms. This is really just a feature I was keen to explore and happened to have the programming know how to try it out. Long term it will be hard to maintain as an individual and therefore I hope the merits of teaching chess visually will be realized.

• You must use the Oracle JDK/JRE to develop/run
  • That means no sudo apt install openjdk debian-based Linux users
  • currently the focus is on the JDK 8, but 10/11 will someday be the only supported platform

• src : the in development source code
• release : jar files containing the program releases in the format Chess-<PROGAM VERSION>-<JAVA RELEASE>.jar
• assets : various assets used to design/develop/test the program (includes some example .pgn games)

• about/instruction pop up boxes
• neutral tension squares in yellow
• svg pieces :) & image views
• logo
• error detection with FEN strings
• score
• further analytics
• .pgn imports
• keyboard navigation
• file chooser
• white and black toggle heatmap
• dark mode
• small scale game database
• moveable piece implementation
• valid position checking
• highlighted fen strings (clickable to position)
• toggle piece view
• total piece mobility (sum of piece movement throughout game) analytic
• only show tension squares view
• notepad text show game moves (clickable view)
• highlight last piece movement (outline square)
• notation arrows/highlighting