Chapter 5

V - DokChess

By Stefan Zörner

"Someday computers will make us all obsolete." - Robert ("Bobby") Fisher, World Chess Champion 1972-1975, in 1975.

This chapter describes the architecture of the chess program DokChess. I originally created it as an example for presentations and training on software architecture and design. Later on, I implemented it in Java and refined it for a German book on documenting software architectures (see http://www.swadok.de). The source code is available on GitHub and more information can be found at http://www.dokchess.de:

Figure 5.1: DokChess virtual product box
Figure 5.1: DokChess virtual product box

In the following architectural overview, ...

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