ChessPP
Created by: Aaron Oeder, Jacob Owens, and Trevor Berceau
Overview
Chess++ is a recreation of the classic game of chess using the C++ programming language. This was done as a term-long project for CS 371 (Advanced Object-Oriented Design) at UW-Green Bay.
Features
- Support for human vs. human matches in accordance with standard chess rules
- Ability to save games to and load games from a SQL database
- A complete graphical user interface, built using the Qt application framework
Usage
Either download one of the precompiled binaries (for x86 or x64 Windows machines) or compile the source code using qmake. The program is cross-platform.
Program Operation
Upon launch, the user can choose to either start a new chess game or resume a previous one.
If choosing to start a new game, the user is prompted to enter the names of the two human players.
If choosing to resume a previous game, the user is shown a table of previous games. These results can be filtered by player name.
Once the game begins, users will make moves by first selecting the piece which he/she would like to move. If the piece is able to be moved, its legal moves will be highlighted yellow. After making a move, it will be highlighted red so that the opponent is not left wondering what move was made. A full listing of moves and a graphical display of the pieces that have been captured is included in the panel to the right of the game board. There is also a button to save the game to the database so that it can be played at a later time.
