Welcome to Java Chess

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This is an actual, playable chess game... with limitations. At the present time, there is no computer opponent, no multiplayer support, no way to restart the game (except by clicking shift-reload), and no victory conditions. You can, however, make a move for either white or black by clicking and dragging the pieces, so you can play a full game of chess if you want.

Right now the rules for each movement are in place, except for the following: it doesn't keep track of whose turn it is (you can move only black pieces if you wish), pawns don't promote when they reach the 8th square, and you can't do en passant captures. All this will probably be fixed in the future, and most likely a computer opponent and network play will be added in. But for now, there's none of that. Enjoy.

The Code: