♟ Chess Arena

A modern real-time multiplayer chess game built with React, Socket.io, and chess.js.

Create private rooms, share invite links, and play live chess with friends in real-time.

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✨ Features

• Real-time multiplayer
• Private room system
• Automatic white/black assignment
• Auto-flipped board for black player
• 10-minute chess timers
• Check & checkmate detection
• Move history
• Modern responsive UI
• Legal move validation using chess.js

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🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend: React, React Router, chess.js
Backend: Node.js, Express, Socket.io

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🚀 Run Locally

npm install
npm run dev

Backend:

cd server
node index.js

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Built with ❤️ using React + Socket.io