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1 | 1 | # Python Easy Chess GUI |
2 | 2 | A Chess GUI based from Python using PySimpleGUI and Python-Chess modules. Users can also load a chess engine and play with it. This program is based on a [demo chess against ai](https://github.com/PySimpleGUI/PySimpleGUI/tree/master/Chess) from PySimpleGUI.<br> |
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6 | 6 | ### Requirements |
7 | 7 | Windows exe file will be available upon release. In the meantime to get it running the following are required. |
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63 | 63 | #### To Hide/Unhide Book info |
64 | 64 | * Press the Book 1 or Book 2 text |
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| 66 | +### GUI/User process flow |
| 67 | +1. This app has 2 modes Neutral and Play. After executing the app the user is brought to Neutral mode. |
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| 69 | +2. In Neutral mode user can |
| 70 | + * Flip the board <br> |
| 71 | + _If user wants to play as black_ |
| 72 | + * Set engine opponent |
| 73 | + * Select engine |
| 74 | + * Set Threads |
| 75 | + * Set Hash |
| 76 | + * Set engine opponent opening book settings |
| 77 | + * Enable/disable book |
| 78 | + * Set best move / random book moves |
| 79 | + * Set engine thinking time and maximum search depths |
| 80 | + * Set engine adviser |
| 81 | + * Select engine |
| 82 | + * Set Threads |
| 83 | + * Set Hash |
| 84 | + + Change to Play mode <br> |
| 85 | + Play mode has 2 main states |
| 86 | + 1. User to move |
| 87 | + * User can make a move on the board by pressing the from square and the to square |
| 88 | + * Paste a FEN |
| 89 | + * Set engine opponent |
| 90 | + * Select engine |
| 91 | + * Set Threads |
| 92 | + * Set Hash |
| 93 | + * Set engine thinking time and maximum search depths |
| 94 | + * Can ask opening book assistance |
| 95 | + * Can ask adviser engine on its best move and/or principal variation |
| 96 | + * Can Save game |
| 97 | + * Can Set opponent engine opening book |
| 98 | + * Change to Neutral mode |
| 99 | + 2. Engine opponent to move |
| 100 | + * User can interrupt engine while thinking by |
| 101 | + * Move now |
| 102 | + * New Game |
| 103 | + * Quit the app |
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66 | 107 | ### Credits |
67 | 108 | * PySimpleGUI<br> |
68 | 109 | https://github.com/PySimpleGUI/PySimpleGUI |
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