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♔ Chess Royale — Complete HTML5 Chess Game with AI
Chess Royale is a polished, ready-to-publish browser chess game built with pure HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. Play against a smart AI opponent, enjoy a beautiful cartoon-style UI, and deploy instantly to any website — no backend, no database, no framework required.
Perfect for game portals, educational sites, portfolios, kids’ websites, or anyone who wants a professional chess experience that works on desktop and mobile.
✨ Key Features
- Full chess rules — check, checkmate, castling, en passant, pawn promotion, stalemate, draws
- AI opponent — Minimax algorithm with Alpha-Beta pruning
- 3 difficulty levels — Easy (Rookie), Medium (Challenger), Hard (Master)
- Time controls — no limit, 10 minutes, or 15 minutes per player
- Play as White or Black
- Elo-style rating system — saved locally for the player
- Hint system — 3 hints per game
- Undo move — once per turn (player move + AI reply)
- Draw offer — AI evaluates and accepts or declines
- Move animations — smooth piece movement
- Legal move highlights — optional dots on valid squares
- Board coordinates — toggle a–h / 1–8 labels
- Flip board — ideal when playing as Black
- Sound effects — move, capture, check, castle, win, lose
- Background music — separate tracks for menu, in-game, victory, and defeat
- Responsive design — optimized for phones, tablets, and desktops
- Web Worker AI — AI thinks without freezing the UI
- Clean, modular code — easy to read, edit, and rebrand
Game Screens
- Loading screen — animated progress bar and logo
- Main menu — difficulty, time, color selection, Play button
- Game screen — player cards, timers, rating, VS badge, chess board, controls
- Promotion modal — choose Queen, Rook, Bishop, or Knight
- Game over modal — result, rating change, Rematch / Main Menu
- Settings modal — sound, animations, hints, coordinates, board flip
- Confirm modals — surrender, leave game, draw offer
What You Get
- Complete game source code (
index.html + CSS + JavaScript) - SVG piece images, UI icons, avatars, and background pattern
- Separate documentation page with full setup and customization guide
- Separate CSS for game and documentation (no style conflicts)
- AI engine with Web Worker support
- Music system (Web Audio — no external audio files required)
- Asset manager with emoji fallbacks if images fail to load
Technical Details
| Technology | HTML5, CSS3, Vanilla JavaScript |
| Chess Engine | chess.js v0.10.3 (CDN) |
| AI Algorithm | Minimax + Alpha-Beta + Piece-Square Tables |
| Frameworks | None — lightweight and fast |
| Backend | Not required — 100% client-side |
| Database | Not required — uses localStorage |
| Mobile | Touch-friendly, responsive layout |
| Browser | Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge (modern versions) |
Easy Setup
- Upload the project folder to your web host or run a local server
- Open
index.html in the browser - Tap “Tap to continue” on the loading screen
- Choose settings and press Play
Local test (Python):
python -m http.server 8080
Then visit: http://localhost:8080
Easy Customization
- Replace piece images in
assets/pieces/ - Swap logo and icons in
assets/icons/ - Change colors via CSS variables in
css/style.css - Edit AI strength in
js/chess-ai.js (depth, rating, name) - Adjust default settings in
js/app.js - Modify music in
js/music.js - Rebrand title and logo in
index.html
Full step-by-step customization guide is included in the documentation file.
File Structure
Game/ ├── index.html ├── css/style.css ├── js/ │ ├── app.js │ ├── game.js │ ├── chess-ai.js │ ├── chess-ai-worker.js │ ├── music.js │ └── assets.js └── assets/ ├── pieces/ ├── icons/ ├── avatars/ └── game-bg-pattern.svg Documentation/ ├── documentation.html └── documentation.css
Why Choose Chess Royale?
- Ready to use — open and play immediately
- Commercial quality UI — cartoon gold/cream style, modern and fun
- Real chess logic — not a simplified demo; full rule support
- Smart AI — challenging opponent with multiple difficulty levels
- Well organized code — separate modules for game, AI, music, assets, and app flow
- No monthly fees — host anywhere as static files
- Documentation included — save hours of figuring things out
Requirements
- Any modern web browser
- A web server for local testing (or upload to hosting)
- Internet connection for chess.js CDN (can be switched to local file)
Credits
Product: Chess Royale v1.0
Creator: squaregames
Build Date: June 8, 2026
License: Single purchase — check your marketplace license terms
Thank you for your purchase! We hope Chess Royale brings value to your project. For setup help, open the included documentation file.