#Chess CS 101 Project

• System requirements:

  Main requirements: Dependencies: OpenGL API Version 3.2 or higher Hard Disk: 20 MB of free hard disk space

  Other requirements for Developer: MinGW Developer Environment ( 32 bit ) with g++ version 4.7.1 or higher CMake Version 2.8 or higher

• To compile directly

  • Run install.bat

  • In case, MinGW folder is not present in the PATH, the batch file will prompt you to enter the MinGW folder For e.g. "C:\Program files (x86)\MinGW\bin" ( Quotation marks required )

  • In case, CMake folder is not present in the PATH, the batch file will prompt you to enter the CMake folder For e.g. "C:\Program files (x86)\CMake\bin" ( Quotation marks required )

• To make MAKEFILE and compile separately

  • For making MAKEFILE

    • Make a new folder
    • Run cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" from this folder ( Make sure that MinGW and CMake directories are present in the PATH)

  • For compiling

    • Run mingw32-make from the new folder

• Function of each code file The functions performed by the code in each of the code files is given below.

  • main.cpp - Arguments passed to program checked here and the Chess window is loaded.

  • Chess2D.h - Change window settings and load it, load graphics, and process keyboard and mouse input.

  • board.h and Board.cpp - Basic validation of moves and save positions of all chess pieces

  • engine.h and Engine.cpp - Provide interface between the front end, the board and the AI

  • engine_ai.h and Engine_AI.cpp - Predict the best possible move for the computer i.e. implementation of Minimax and the necessary evaluation functions

  • image_loader.h and image_loader.cpp - Loads BMP image into memory

  • gl.h and gl.cpp - Custom GL Library to load shaders, text and menus.

  • shader_source.h - GLSL code required for OpenGL Shader

  • CMakeLists.txt - Instructions for making MAKEFILE

  • compile.bat - Automate the process to build the final executable

• Other folders

  • images - Contains all the necessary images for the graphics

  • dlls - Contains the necessary dlls to run the executable

  • include - Contains the header files of the dependencies

  • lib - Contains the precompiled binaries required for linking