create-chess2go

Create a React, Vite, TypeScript, Chessground, and chess.js starter project.

npm create chess2go@latest my-app

The generated app starts with a small puzzle page instead of Vite's counter demo. Chessground renders the board, and chess.js validates legal moves.

Features

• React 19, Vite 8, and TypeScript 6
• Chessground 9 board integration
• chess.js 1 move validation
• Optional Tailwind CSS
• Brown, blue, and green board themes
• Optional Stockfish WASM engine panel
• Interactive @clack/prompts creation flow

Local Development

Install this creator locally:

npm install
npm link

Create a test app:

npm create chess2go my-app
cd my-app
npm run dev

You can also run the executable directly:

node bin/create-chess2go.js my-app

Scriptable options are available for quick testing:

node bin/create-chess2go.js my-app --tailwind --board brown --engine stockfish --no-install

Publishing

Publish this package to npm as create-chess2go.

npm publish

After publishing, npm maps:

npm create chess2go@latest my-app

to the create-chess2go package.

Generated App Commands

npm install
npm run dev
npm run build
npm run preview