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Jun 18, 2023
renderChessboard("r1b1k1nr/pp3ppp/2n1p3/1B1p4/Q2P1B2/4P3/P3qKPPP/q5NR w kq - 0 11")
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renderChessboard = {
function renderChessboard(fen) {
const ranks = fen.split(' ')[0].split('/');
const board = document.createElement('table');
board.className = 'chessboard';
for (let rankIndex = 0; rankIndex < 8; rankIndex++) {
const rank = ranks[rankIndex];
const rankRow = document.createElement('tr');
let fileIndex = 0;
for (let charIndex = 0; charIndex < rank.length; charIndex++) {
const char = rank[charIndex];
if (isNaN(parseInt(char, 10))) {
const square = document.createElement('td');
square.className = (fileIndex + rankIndex) % 2 === 0 ? 'light' : 'dark';
square.innerHTML = getPieceSymbol(char);
rankRow.appendChild(square);
fileIndex++;
} else {
const emptySquares = parseInt(char, 10);
for (let i = 0; i < emptySquares; i++) {
const square = document.createElement('td');
square.className = (fileIndex + rankIndex) % 2 === 0 ? 'light' : 'dark';
rankRow.appendChild(square);
fileIndex++;
}
}
}
board.appendChild(rankRow);
}
return board;
}
function getPieceSymbol(piece) {
switch (piece) {
case 'r': return '♜'; // Black Rook
case 'n': return '♞'; // Black Knight
case 'b': return '♝'; // Black Bishop
case 'q': return '♛'; // Black Queen
case 'k': return '♚'; // Black King
case 'p': return '♟'; // Black Pawn
case 'R': return '♖'; // White Rook
case 'N': return '♘'; // White Knight
case 'B': return '♗'; // White Bishop
case 'Q': return '♕'; // White Queen
case 'K': return '♔'; // White King
case 'P': return '♙'; // White Pawn
default: return '';
}
}
return renderChessboard
}
htl.html`<style>
.chessboard {
width: auto;
border-collapse: collapse;
margin: 0 auto;
}
.chessboard td {
width: 15px;
height: 15px;
text-align: center;
padding: 1px;
}
.light {
background-color: #f0d9b5;
}
.dark {
background-color: #b58863;
}
</style>`
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