♛ Emma's Chess

A special two-player chess game made with love — for Emma and Daddy to play together.

Live: https://emmas-chess.netlify.app

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Play Online (Recommended)

Just open https://emmas-chess.netlify.app on any device.

1. Player 1: Enter your name, click "Create Game" — you'll get a 4-letter code
2. Player 2: Enter your name, enter the code, click "Join Game"
3. That's it — no installs, no servers, no firewall headaches

Works on desktop, tablet, and phone. Uses Supabase Realtime for the connection.

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Self-Host (Optional)

If you'd rather run the original Node.js server version on your home network:

Docker

cd emmas-chess
docker-compose up -d --build

Without Docker

cd emmas-chess
npm install
npm start

Then open http://localhost:3000 on your PC and http://YOUR_PC_IP:3000 on Emma's device. Both must be on the same Wi-Fi.

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Features

• Realistic wooden chessboard with engraved dedication: "Love you, Emma — From Daddy"
• 6 built-in themes: Daddy's Board, Classic, Ocean Breeze, Rose Garden, Midnight, Forest
• Adaptive board sizing: Auto, Small, Medium, Large, X-Large
• Dynamic fullscreen behavior with board auto-stretch in fullscreen
• Keyboard shortcut: F11 toggles in-app fullscreen
• Font size settings: Small, Medium, Large
• Animation speed control
• Board corner radius and UI shadow strength controls
• Drag mode toggle (drag pieces on/off)
• Auto-queen promotion toggle
• Confirm-move toggle
• Legal move indicators toggle
• Coordinates and captured-piece visibility toggles
• Move timer presets (Off, 15s, 30s, 1m, 2m, 5m)
• Player profiles: save, load, and delete named option presets
• Persistent scorekeeping by player name (e.g., Emma 4 | James 3) plus draw tracking
• Move history panel
• In-game chat with quick emoji reactions (including "You got this! 💪")
• Sound effects toggle
• Touch support for tablets/phones
• Session rejoin support (resume active game)
• Full chess rules: castling, en passant, promotion, checkmate, stalemate, and draw detection

Controls

• F11: Toggle fullscreen
• Options button: Open the full customization panel

Architecture

• Online version (public/index-netlify.html): Single HTML file, Supabase Realtime Broadcast, deployed to Netlify
• Local version (server/ + public/): Node.js + Express + Socket.IO

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Made with love. Every chess master was once a beginner. ♟