tinker-chess

A polished 3D international chess game for TINKER, built with Three.js.

Highlights

• Classic chess rules — play on a standard 8×8 board with castling, en passant, promotion, check, checkmate, and stalemate
• Fair draws — threefold repetition, the fifty-move rule, and insufficient-material endings
• Play your way — local two-player mode or a computer opponent with Beginner, Steady, and Master difficulty
• Thoughtful computer opponent — alpha-beta search, iterative deepening, transposition tables, and move ordering
• Tactile 3D board — detailed pieces, reflective table, lighting, move animations, and orbit controls
• Flexible controls — mouse, touch, keyboard, and WASD support with undo and move sound effects
• Remembers your choices — mode and difficulty selections are saved automatically
• Bilingual interface — English and Simplified Chinese

Installation

Play directly in browser, or install via TINKER: download from https://tinker.liriliri.io/, then run npm i -g tinker-chess.

How to Play

1. Choose local two-player mode or play against the computer, then select a difficulty.
2. Click a piece to see its legal moves, then click a highlighted square to move.
3. Use the arrow keys or WASD to move the cursor and confirm with Space or Enter.
4. Drag the board to rotate the view, or use the right mouse button to pan.
5. Press U to undo, R to restart, or Escape to open the menu. White moves first.