♟️ Chess on Chain

A secure, auditable, and peer-to-peer chess game — built on the Internet Computer blockchain.

This repository contains the code for the canister (smart contract) part of the project.

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🆕 About This Version

This repository is the successor to Chess-on-Chain/canister-legacy.
The migration was necessary due to multiple limitations and issues encountered with Kybra.

For more details, see the official caveats:
👉 Kybra Caveats – Demergent Labs

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🎨 Frontend

The user interface for this project is developed separately here:
👉 chess-on-chain/frontend

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⚙️ Prerequisites

Before you get started, make sure you have:

1. DFX SDK – Internet Computer’s developer tools
   👉 Install guide

2. MOPS – Motoko Package Manager
   👉 Quick start

3. Rust 👉 Install Rust

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🚀 Deployment

To deploy the canister on the Internet Computer:

# 1. Install dependencies
mops install

# 2. Deploy to the Internet Computer
dfx deploy