vue-chessboard

Chessboard vue component to load positions, create positions and see threats.

  • It uses chess.js for chess movements and validations
  • It uses chessground for chessboard UI chessground
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Installation

npm install --save vue-chessboard

Default component import

import {chessboard} from 'vue-chessboard'
import 'vue-chessboard/dist/vue-chessboard.css'

Then use it in your template

    <chessboard/>

Browser

<div id="app">
  <chessboard></chessboard>
</div>

<link rel="stylesheet" href="vue-chessboard/dist/vue-chessboard.css"/>

<script src="vue.js"></script>
<script src="vue-chessboard/dist/vue-chessboard.browser.js"></script>

<script>
new Vue({
  el: '#app',
  components: {
    VueChessboard
  }
});
</script>

Examples

Check live examples: http://vitomd.com/vue-chessboard-examples/

Check live examples repository: https://github.com/vitogit/vue-chessboard-examples

Check full application using the component: Chess Guardian

Simple Chessboard with legal moves

  <chessboard/>

Simple Chessboard with free moves

  <chessboard :free="true"/>

Simple Chessboard that shows threats for current position and player

  <chessboard :showThreats="true"/>

Fen binded to the chessboard (load position when click on a new position)

  <chessboard :fen="currentFen"/>
  <button class="button is-light" @click="loadFen(fen)" v-for="fen in fens">
    {{fen}}
  </button>

Chessboard with onmove callback. Returns positional info { "legal_black": 20, "checks_black": 0, "threat_black": 0, "turn": "black" } after each move.

It also returns the fen and the history data.

  <chessboard @onMove="showInfo"/>
  <div>
    {{this.positionInfo}}
  </div>

showInfo(data) {
  this.positionInfo = data
}

Chessboard with onpromote callback

When there is a promotion it will execute the callback. Just return the first letter of the piece: q:Queen, r:Rook, k:Knight, b:Bishop

  <chessboard :onPromotion="promote"/>

promote() {
  return 'r' // This will promote to a rook
}

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