grahamg/chessvia.email

A casual slow-moving chess game where you communicate moves with your friends via email, which the app manages.

chessvia.email

A web application that allows two players to play chess. Built with Node.js, Express, chessboard.js, and chess.js. Each move is saved to an SQLite database.

A production installation of this software is available from https://www.chessvia.email/.

Features

• Interactive chessboard using chessboard.js.
• Game logic handled by chess.js.
• Moves saved to SQLite database.
• Backend powered by Express.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Ensure you have Node.js and npm installed on your machine.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <your-repo-url>

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd path-to-your-project

3. Install the required packages:

   npm install

4. Start the server:

   node server.js

5. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to start playing.

Usage

• Make moves on the chessboard.
• Each move will be automatically saved to the SQLite database with a game ID.

Contributing

1. Fork the project.
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/YourFeature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add YourFeature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/YourFeature).
5. Open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.