Python Game Server (Chess)

Abstract

A Python approach for a small game server I made specificly for chess. Two proposed methods:

• The client-server approach: implementing Python socket
• The local approach: a much more simpler method, by creating a basic game's handler using the same logic of the client-server approach.

Method's detail

Online:

1. Implementing socket communication method between three 'instance' or 'computer'
2. Available globally using:

• Public IP address with Port Forwarding feature. Note that this method requires your ISP allowing Port Forwarding service for your router.
• VPN (such as ZeroTier)

Offline:

• Just a game handler (with custom logic, rules, etc...) using normal Python or Jupyter.

Dependencies

• chess: a Python-chess lib just making everything so much easier.
• chess-board: a library used for displaying chess game using PyGame.
• Installation using Pip

pip install chess
pip install chess-board

Usage

Online

• Reconfigure setting (IP addresses, Port numbers) to your preferences
• Run the socket_server.py script then socket_client.py
• After the game's finished connection handling'll clear up by itself

Offline

• Applied the two 'player' using custom Class or Library/ Package in its dedicated code cell.
• Run (using Google Colab Notebook or Jupyter Notebook will need slight changes)