♟️ Chess.io

A Modern Chess Platform with Chat Functionality

🚀 About the Project

This is a real-time chess application where users can play online chess and chat with their opponents. Currently, it uses WebSockets for communication, and in the future, Redis (for move queue) and MongoDB (for user/game storage) will be integrated.

🌟 Features

✅ Play live chess games with real-time updates ♟️
✅ In-game chat functionality 💬
✅ Move history log to track moves 📜
✅ Responsive chessboard UI for smooth gameplay 🎨
✅ WebSockets-powered real-time communication 🔗
✅ Future Enhancements: Database (MongoDB) & Redis for chat persistence 🚀

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🖥️ Tech Stack

Frontend	Backend	Future Enhancements	Deployment
React + TypeScript	Node.js + Express	MongoDB (Game/User Data)	Vercel (Frontend)
TailwindCSS	WebSockets (Socket.io)	Redis (move queue)	Render (Backend)
Chess.js & Chessboard.js	Docker + Docker Compose	-	Docker Hub

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📸 Screenshots

Game Board & Move Log

Real-time Chat

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🚀 Getting Started

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Lucifer4255/Chess.io.git
cd chess-app

2️⃣ Install Dependencies

cd frontend && npm install
cd ../backend && npm install

3️⃣ Run Locally

Frontend

cd frontend
npm run dev

Runs at http://localhost:5173

Backend

cd backend
npm run build
npm run start

Runs at http://localhost:8000

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🔗 Live Demo

🌍 Play Now: chess.iol

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📅 Future Plans

• ✅ Store game history & users in MongoDB and Redis
• ✅ Authentication system for players
• ✅ AI Bot for Single-player Mode

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to fork this repo, create a new branch, and submit a pull request.

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License – see the LICENSE file for details.

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Let me know if you want any more changes! 🚀♟️