eChessboard version: 2002.12.02

[Main Features]: This is an implementation of a web-based electronic chess board written in Java. A number of customizable parameters are available, including main panel / button / cell / border colors, cell size, border width, background image, and audio files. Please note that checking legal moves for pawns is not entirely complete yet.

[Execution Tips]: Upper left corner shows the turn of the current player. Click and drag a candidate checker piece to make your move. When one of the two kings is eliminated, game will be ended.

[Download and Installation Guide]: Be sure to read our FAQ 1 about license agreement before you use this program. Download and uncompress the file eChessboard.zip under your web directory. You can use the configurator in the next section or do it by yourself as follows:
Use a file editor (e.g. WordPad) to open eChessboard.html copy the code segemnt between starting and ending APPLET tags into your desirable HTML file. Supply your own image files and type in their names in the parameters.

[Parameters and HTML Configurator]:
Parameter Value Description
applet width
applet height
regcoderegistration code
loadingloading screen display toggle: 1 = yes, otherwise = no
bgimagebackground image (fill in "none" if no bg image)
bgcolorbackground color: R G B
fgcolorforeground color: R G B
buttonbgbutton background color: R G B
buttoncapbutton caption
lightcolorlight cell color: R G B
darkcolordark cell color: R G B
cellsizecell size
borderborder width
bordercolorborder color: R G B
audiofile1checker-move audio filename
audiofile2illegal-move audio filename



Auto-generated code to be inserted into your HTML page:

P.S. Copy all necessary *.jar, *.class, images (e.g. *.gif or *.jpg), and data files (e.g. *.txt) to your web directory and embed the above code into your own HTML file.


[More Package Info]:
  • File Description:
  • eChessboard.html - this example
  • eChessboard*.jpg .gif - sample checker and background images
  • eChessboard.jar - all program classes are here
  • eChessboard*.au - sample audio files