Chess Platform

A full-featured chess platform inspired by Lichess, built with React, Node.js, and TypeScript.

Features

• Real-time multiplayer chess gameplay
• User authentication system
• Rating system
• Game history
• Multiple time controls
• Basic chess analysis tools
• Chat functionality

Technology Stack

Frontend

• React.js
• TypeScript
• Socket.IO Client
• chess.js
• react-chessboard
• Material-UI

Backend

• Node.js
• Express
• TypeScript
• Socket.IO
• PostgreSQL
• TypeORM

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• PostgreSQL
• npm or yarn

Installation

1. Clone the repository: ```bash git clone cd chess-platform ```

2. Install dependencies: ```bash npm run install-all ```

3. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the server directory with the following variables: ``` DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/chess_db JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret PORT=3000 ```

4. Start the development servers: ```bash npm run dev ```

The frontend will be available at http://localhost:3000 The backend will be available at http://localhost:3001

Project Structure

``` /chess-platform ├── client/ # Frontend React application │ ├── src/ │ │ ├── components/ # React components │ │ ├── pages/ # Page components │ │ ├── services/ # API services │ │ ├── hooks/ # Custom React hooks │ │ └── utils/ # Utility functions ├── server/ # Backend Node.js application │ ├── src/ │ │ ├── controllers/ # Route controllers │ │ ├── models/ # Database models │ │ ├── routes/ # API routes │ │ ├── services/ # Business logic │ │ └── utils/ # Utility functions └── README.md ```

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature`)
3. Commit your changes (`git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature'`)
4. Push to the branch (`git push origin feature/AmazingFeature`)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

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