Metadata-Version: 1.1
Name: jcchess
Version: 0.0.1
Summary: A Chess GUI
Home-page: http://www.johncheetham.com/projects/jcchess/
Author: John Cheetham
Author-email: developer@johncheetham.com
License: GPLv3+
Description: JCchess - John Cheetham - http://www.johncheetham.com/projects/jcchess
         
        Description
        -----------
        JCchess is a program to play chess against UCI chess engines.
        
        Requirements
        ------------
        python3 python-cairo python-gobject
        
        Package names to install.
        
        ================== = ================================
        distro             : packages
        ================== = ================================
        Debian/Mint/Ubuntu : python3-gi-cairo gir1.2-rsvg-2.0
        Fedora             : python3-cairo, python3-gobject
        Arch               : python-cairo, python-gobject
        ================== = ================================
        
        Usage
        -----
        Enter 'python3 run.py' to start the program.
        Alternatively you can install it on your system with 'python3 setup.py install'
        (as root user) and then start it from the gui menu or by entering 'jcchess' into
        a terminal.
        Windows versions are available on the website.
        
        Adding a UCI engine
        -------------------
        To add an engine to play against click on Options, engines then click
        the 'Add' button to add a new engine. Navigate to the engine executable
        and add it. Then click the OK button.
        
        Next do Options, players and set the black player to the new engine.
        
        Click on the 'tick' button at the top of the screen to start the game 
        and then move a white piece.
        
        For debugging start with -v (all debugging messages) or -vuci (uci
        messages).
        
        Acknowledgements
        ----------------
        The initial version was based on gshogi.
        see http://www.johncheetham.com/projects/gshogi
        
        python-chess is used.
        see https://github.com/niklasf/python-chess
        
        Piece Images by DG-RA
        see https://openclipart.org/user-detail/DG-RA
        
Platform: Linux
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
Classifier: Environment :: X11 Applications :: GTK
Classifier: Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
Classifier: Programming Language :: C
Classifier: Topic :: Games/Entertainment :: Board Games
