This software is made with ❤️ by thechessnerd team.
Create chess diagrams with the Alpha Chess Set and a wooden background
in a .png file with the chosen perspective.
Create .gif themed game previews with move highlights.
The valid themes are bubble, iceage, nature, wooden, grapes.
The resulting files are optimized for web use.
The static diagram can be achieved by adding the FEN (or part of it) to the endpoint base:
http://localhost:8080/fen/white/rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR
http://localhost:8080/fen/black/rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR
The animated previews can be achieved by locating the resource at the base
endpoint, followed by the theme name, the perspective and the list of moves.
Moves for each frame are indicated by the starting square and the ending
square. When queening they are followed by an equal sign and the resulting
piece (e7e8=Q). When castling specify the king move only, from start to
end square (e1g1). Illegal moves result in undefined behaviour. Caslting
highlights are displayed for both the king and the rook, but this setting can
be changed by commenting the corresponding sections in the code. The frame
delay and freeze (last frame delay) are configurable.
Each frame ends with a semicolon:
http://localhost:8080/pgn/nature/white/e2e4;e7e5;g1f3
http://localhost:8080/pgn/nature/black/e2e4;e7e5;g1f3
The project uses clang++ and the C++20 standard.
- Windows:
build.bat - Linux / MacOS:
build.sh
- For the
.pngencoding we depend on the LOVELY 🤎 lodepng - For the
.gifencoding we depend on the AMAZING 💜 msf_gif - For the server routing we depend on the GREAT 🛣️ route66
The rights of the
Alpha ChessSet belong to Eric Bentzen and have been legally purchased under the name of Zachary Saine. Do not use the chess set if you do not own the rights.