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How to Build a Chess Game Using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript – Step-by-Step Guide

  How to Build a Chess Game Using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Building a chess game using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is an excellent project to showcase your web development skills. Chess has clear rules, a classic 8x8 grid layout, and involves interesting concepts like move validation, game state management, and user interactions, making it a perfect medium for learning and demonstrating your expertise. In this post, we will go through: Planning the project Setting up the HTML Styling the board with CSS Writing the JavaScript logic for the game Adding advanced features like move validation, piece movement, and checking for checkmates By the end, you’ll have a fully functional chess game playable in the browser! 1. Planning the Chess Game Before we dive into coding, let's outline what we need: Chessboard : 8 rows and 8 columns with alternating black and white squares. Pieces : Each piece (King, Queen, Rook, Bishop, Knight, Pawn) for both black and white sides. Movement Rules : Each pi...