CheSSH

CheSSH is a cli based chess application focused on:

• Hotseat gameplay
• Online gameplay secured with ssh

Installation

• Go version 1.18+ required
• Open SSH required
• Nerdfont optional

Install by cloning this repo:

git clone https://github.com/KupaJablek/CheSSH.git

Playing The Game

cd into the directory where you cloned CheSSH and run:

go run ./cmd/CheSSH

OR
run the binary in /CheSSH/bin/ with:

./CheSSH

Commands

Runnable binaries can be found in /CheSSH/bin/

To start a hotseat game of chess:

./CheSSH --hotseat

To host game of chess over ssh:

./CheSSH --host

To join a game of chess over ssh:

./CheSSH --join

Making a Move

During a game moves are made using a modified algebraic chess notation:

a1-b3 or C3-C1 or d4-g7

Customization

Customization will be coming in a future update.

Binaries

Build

Build the binary with the following make command:

make build

The resulting binary can be found in /CheSSH/bin/

Clean

Clean /CheSSH/bin of all binaries with:

make clean

Compile

Make binaries for all supported OS:

make compile