Castled Realms v0.0.1 — Initial Release

This is the first public release of Castled Realms, a Python + Pygame chess engine with a built-in AI opponent.

Platform Note

This release is desktop-only and must be run locally via Python. Web deployment is not yet available.

Full chess ruleset — castling, en passant, pawn promotion (auto-promotes to Queen)
Three game modes: Player vs Player, Player vs AI, AI vs AI
AI powered by NegaMax with Alpha-Beta Pruning (depth 3)
Transposition table + MVV-LVA move ordering for smarter search
Smooth piece movement animations with 3D lift effect
Undo moves (Z) and game reset after game over (R)
Check, checkmate, and stalemate detection with visual indicators

git clone https://github.com/dakshgoel2008/Chess_Engine.git
cd Chess_Engine
pip install -r requirement.txt
python Chess/main.py

Requires Python 3.11, Pygame, and NumPy.