On: ChessBoardJS

[jiggy2011]

This doesn't seem to actually play chess.

[omra → jiggy2011]

I don't think it's meant to play chess, it's just to show chess positions (see the example page: http://chessboardjs.com/examples).

It is in a similar vein to this: http://andrewphoy.github.io/chess-replayer/. (Which is more full-featured.)

[chrisoakman → jiggy2011]

ChessBoard is designed to be "just a board" and integrate easily with chess engines, etc.

https://github.com/oakmac/chessboardjs/blob/master/README.md

I have an issue to build an example that demonstrates integration with chess.js and only allows legal moves (https://github.com/oakmac/chessboardjs/issues/19)

[twistedpair → jiggy2011]

Not much to see here. Why is this JS? Usually JS requires some interaction. Even lightbox flew around and did something. This would be even easier as a chessboard PNG rendering REST service.

[chrisoakman → twistedpair]

ChessBoard supports drag-and-drop pieces: http://chessboardjs.com/examples#2006

[nilliams → twistedpair]

Drag and drop pieces and the pieces can take each other, so you could use this to animate/play-back a full game, or as the basis for a chess game.

[twistedpair → twistedpair]

Touche, tried dragging all the pieces I saw on the demos. Perhaps it's too late on a Friday for them to move.

[Nilzor → twistedpair]

Because PNG-rendering REST services wouldn't make it to the front page of HN