Chess Mazes is a puzzle game that helps you visualize chess moves and avoid hanging pieces.
The game is based on the book "Chess Mazes" (2004) by Bruce Alberston.
The game is hosted at:
https://chess-mazes.vercel.app
Either drag and drop the pieces to move them, or click a target square to move the selected piece to it. The goal is to check the black king without having your pieces threatened.
You can load custom puzzles by entering a FEN string in the "Load FEN" dialog. If you have access to the original book, you can convert puzzles to FEN strings using tools such as ChessVision.ai.
You can run the project locally with the following commands:
git clone https://github.com/chess-mazes/chess-mazes
cd chess-mazes
git checkout prod # Checkout the production branch - Use `main` for testing / contributions
npm install # Install prerequisites
npm run dev # Start the server
To build and use the docker image, in the chess-mazes directory, run:
docker-compose up
Check out the contributing guide for more information.
The puzzles that appear in the game are taken from the book "Chess Mazes" (2004) by Bruce Alberston, and licensed under the "Fair Use" clause of the US Copyright Law.
The assets (sounds, images) are licensed under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) and are attributed to their respective creators.
The game implementation is licensed under the MIT license.
