TMHSDigital/Static_Chess

A lightweight chess game implemented with pure vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Features standard chess rules, special moves (castling, en passant, pawn promotion), move validation, check/checkmate detection, and game state persistence using localStorage. No frameworks, no libraries – just clean, efficient code designed for static web hosting.

Is TMHSDigital/Static_Chess beginner-friendly?

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4
Forks
2
Open beginner issues
0
Indexed issues
26
Dominant language
JavaScript
License
Apache-2.0
Last GitHub push
Nov 13, 2026
Latest indexed
Nov 13, 2026
Contributing guide
Contributing guide
Code of conduct
Code of conduct
Beginner labels
good first issue help wanted
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

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