Chess AI Console GUI

This is a console-based chess game with a simple graphical interface built using Python and Pygame. It includes an AI opponent powered by the Minimax algorithm.

🧠 Features

• Play against a friend locally or challenge the AI.
• AI uses a depth-limited Minimax algorithm to determine optimal moves.
• Legal move validation with check, checkmate, and stalemate detection.
• Undo last move functionality.
• Simple GUI built with pygame and chess piece images.

🗂️ Project Structure

Chess--AI-ConsoleGUI/
├── ChessMain.py          # Main file to run the game
├── ChessEngine.py        # Core chess logic and game state management
├── SmartMoveFinder.py    # AI logic using Minimax
├── images/               # Chess piece images
└── README.md             # Project documentation

🕹️ Controls

• Click on a piece to select it and click on the destination square to move.
• Press z to undo the last move.

🚀 Getting Started

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• Pygame

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/usmans58/Chess--AI-ConsoleGUI.git
cd Chess--AI-ConsoleGUI

2. Install dependencies:

pip install pygame

3. Run the game:

python ChessMain.py

🧠 AI Logic

The AI uses the Minimax algorithm with a simple board evaluation based on piece values. It searches future states up to a limited depth to choose the best move.

🔧 Possible Improvements

• Add castling, en passant, and draw by repetition support.
• Improve the evaluation function to account for position, mobility, and king safety.
• Add difficulty levels by varying AI search depth.
• Enhance GUI with animations and sound effects.

📜 License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.

👨‍💻 Author

Created by Usman