[Visualpython-users] Game of chess bug

[symion <sy...@pr...>]

I have found the previous version of symchess has become unstable.
In the middle of a game, I noticed the processor fan was racing, even 
though I wasn't doing anything or had any background applications 
running. Then the game froze and a non-response error appeared in the 
window title.

This happens whenever I run that version of symchess. Here is the source 
code symchess_bug.py 
<http://home.primusonline.com.au/knoware/python/symchess_bug.py>
The reason seems to be the addition of an extra window for clock output, 
this seems to have destabilized it.
 
Here is a version that does not open any extra window, it is stable so 
far, as I have been playing a lot of chess lately it seems to be 
standing up well.

It has the clock displayed in the Same window, with Enter key still used 
to change player control.
It also has a statistics report and Time play analysis at the end of 
each game.

Note: you have to actually take your opponents king and press Enter to 
activate The End Game routine.

Source code for 3D chess symchess.py 
<http://home.primusonline.com.au/knoware/python/symchess.py>

Symion