Buku Catur (2020)

Developed Buku Catur, an innovative offline-capable chess book reader with interactive board visualization. Built with Kotlin during the pandemic to support remote chess learning, combining traditional book reading with interactive chess position analysis.

Technical Implementation:

• Engineered custom integration system combining:
  • Markdown rendering for book content
  • PGN parsing for chess move generation
  • Interactive chessboard visualization
  • Move navigation system
• Built offline-first architecture using:
  • Room database for local content storage
  • Laravel-based API for content distribution
  • Efficient data synchronization system
• Modified and integrated open-source chessboard library for custom requirements
• Created seamless navigation between text content and interactive positions

Key Technical Features:

• Interactive chess position visualization
• PGN-based move parsing and navigation
• Offline content accessibility
• Integrated markdown rendering
• Synchronized content management

Download the app from the Play Store (FREE).