guhansiyer / checkmate

An automated scorekeeper that provides the benefits of chess servers to physical games of chess.

checkmate

Introduction

checkmate is an automated scorekeeper that provides the benefits of internet chess servers for over-the-board games of chess. Using a compatible device's integrated camera, checkmate recognizes piece movement and denotes moves in proper notation to a text file upon detection. When a game ends, checkmate uploads the aforementioned text file to the popular server Lichess for analysis through the Stockfish engine.

Installation

checkmate requires a version of Python as recent as or more recent than Python 2.7. In addition, it requires the libraries contained within import.txt. Install these libraries with:

pip install -r import.txt

Documentation

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Features

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License

Checkmate is licensed under the MIT License. All details are contained within the LICENSE.txt file.