public static void makeMove(Position oldPosition, Position newPosition)
{
ChessPiece piece = squares[oldPosition.Row, oldPosition.Col].getPiece(); // obtained a reference to the checkpiece that's selected.
if (oldPosition == newPosition) // stupid or accidental maybe ?
return;
if ((isWhitesTurn && getPlayerSide(piece) == Player.White) || (!isWhitesTurn && getPlayerSide(piece) == Player.Black))
{
ChessPiece capturedPiece = squares[newPosition.Row,newPosition.Col].getPiece();
if(capturedPiece!=ChessPiece.None)
{
// enemy piece captured.
// TODO: Add the captured pieces to the opponent's capture List.
}
clearHighlights();
squares[oldPosition.Row, oldPosition.Col].removeImage();
squares[newPosition.Row, newPosition.Col].setPiece(piece);
// TODO: king in check ? notify by highlighting in red.
kingInCheck(newPosition);
isWhitesTurn = !isWhitesTurn;
updateStatus();
lastMove = new Move(oldPosition,newPosition);
}
else
{
setErrorHighlight();
highlightStatus();
}
}
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
isWhitesTurn = true;
isKingInCheck = false;
currentHighlight = null;
possiblePositions = new List<Position>();
pieceMap = new Dictionary<Position, ChessPiece>();
statusLabel = new ToolStripLabel();
info = null;
lastMove = null; // a reference for the last Position.
//adding status label to the status strip, cant be added via the designer because this is a static object.
statusStrip1.Items.Add(statusLabel);
tableLayoutPanel1.RowCount = 8;
tableLayoutPanel1.ColumnCount = 8;
for (int i = 0; i < tableLayoutPanel1.RowCount; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < tableLayoutPanel1.ColumnCount; j++)
{
squares[i, j] = new ChessBoardSquare(i, j);
tableLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(squares[i,j],j,i);
}
}
// defining the resource dictionary
resourceMap = new Dictionary<ChessPiece, Icon>();
resourceMap.Add(ChessPiece.WhiteRook, WindowsFormsApplication2.Properties.Resources.White_Rook);
resourceMap.Add(ChessPiece.WhiteHorse, WindowsFormsApplication2.Properties.Resources.White_Horse);
resourceMap.Add(ChessPiece.WhiteBishop, WindowsFormsApplication2.Properties.Resources.White_Bishop);
resourceMap.Add(ChessPiece.WhiteKing, WindowsFormsApplication2.Properties.Resources.White_King);
resourceMap.Add(ChessPiece.WhiteQueen, WindowsFormsApplication2.Properties.Resources.White_Queen);
resourceMap.Add(ChessPiece.WhitePawn, WindowsFormsApplication2.Properties.Resources.White_Pawn);
resourceMap.Add(ChessPiece.BlackRook, WindowsFormsApplication2.Properties.Resources.Black_Rook);
resourceMap.Add(ChessPiece.BlackHorse, WindowsFormsApplication2.Properties.Resources.Black_Horse);
resourceMap.Add(ChessPiece.BlackBishop, WindowsFormsApplication2.Properties.Resources.Black_Bishop);
resourceMap.Add(ChessPiece.BlackKing, WindowsFormsApplication2.Properties.Resources.Black_King);
resourceMap.Add(ChessPiece.BlackQueen, WindowsFormsApplication2.Properties.Resources.Black_Queen);
resourceMap.Add(ChessPiece.BlackPawn, WindowsFormsApplication2.Properties.Resources.Black_Pawn);
// setting initial positions for pieces
squares[0, 0].setPiece(ChessPiece.WhiteRook);
squares[0, 1].setPiece(ChessPiece.WhiteHorse);
squares[0, 2].setPiece(ChessPiece.WhiteBishop);
squares[0, 3].setPiece(ChessPiece.WhiteKing);
squares[0, 4].setPiece(ChessPiece.WhiteQueen);
squares[0, 5].setPiece(ChessPiece.WhiteBishop);
squares[0, 6].setPiece(ChessPiece.WhiteHorse);
squares[0, 7].setPiece(ChessPiece.WhiteRook);
squares[7, 0].setPiece(ChessPiece.BlackRook);
squares[7, 1].setPiece(ChessPiece.BlackHorse);
squares[7, 2].setPiece(ChessPiece.BlackBishop);
squares[7, 3].setPiece(ChessPiece.BlackKing);
squares[7, 4].setPiece(ChessPiece.BlackQueen);
squares[7, 5].setPiece(ChessPiece.BlackBishop);
squares[7, 6].setPiece(ChessPiece.BlackHorse);
squares[7, 7].setPiece(ChessPiece.BlackRook);
for (int i = 0; i < tableLayoutPanel1.ColumnCount; i++)
{
squares[1, i].setPiece(ChessPiece.WhitePawn);
squares[6, i].setPiece(ChessPiece.BlackPawn);
}
setStatus("White's Move now");
}