diff --git a/src/chess_pressure/static/app.js b/src/chess_pressure/static/app.js
index 8e1f8d3..a08bd0e 100644
--- a/src/chess_pressure/static/app.js
+++ b/src/chess_pressure/static/app.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
let legalMoves = []; // legal moves from selected square
const PLAY_SPEED = 800; // ms between auto-advance
+ const NEW_GAME_PGN = '[White "You"]\n[Black "Opponent"]\n[Result "*"]\n\n*';
// --- Pressure colors ---
function pressureColor(value, maxAbs) {
@@ -241,10 +242,13 @@
return;
}
const h = gameData.headers;
+ // chess.js fills the Seven Tag Roster with "?" / "????.??.??" placeholders;
+ // skip those so a fresh game just reads "You vs Opponent".
+ const real = (v) => v && v !== "?" && v !== "????.??.??";
const parts = [];
- if (h.White) parts.push(`${h.White} vs ${h.Black || "?"}`);
- if (h.Event) parts.push(h.Event);
- if (h.Date) parts.push(h.Date);
+ if (real(h.White) || real(h.Black)) parts.push(`${h.White || "?"} vs ${h.Black || "?"}`);
+ if (real(h.Event)) parts.push(h.Event);
+ if (real(h.Date)) parts.push(h.Date);
el.textContent = parts.join(" — ");
}
@@ -489,11 +493,9 @@
const select = document.getElementById("game-select");
populateGameSelect();
- // Load first game by default
- if (BUILTIN_GAMES.length) {
- loadGame(BUILTIN_GAMES[0].id);
- select.value = BUILTIN_GAMES[0].id;
- }
+ // Start on a fresh game so the player can begin immediately.
+ loadPGN(NEW_GAME_PGN);
+ select.value = "__new";
// Show board after first render (prevents tan flash)
document.getElementById("board").classList.add("ready");
@@ -502,7 +504,7 @@
select.addEventListener("change", (e) => {
const v = e.target.value;
if (v === "__new") {
- loadPGN('[White "You"]\n[Black "Opponent"]\n[Result "*"]\n\n*');
+ loadPGN(NEW_GAME_PGN);
} else if (v.startsWith("saved:")) {
loadSaved(v.slice(6));
} else if (v) {
diff --git a/src/chess_pressure/static/index.html b/src/chess_pressure/static/index.html
index 1b2e5aa..09d1fc0 100644
--- a/src/chess_pressure/static/index.html
+++ b/src/chess_pressure/static/index.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
Chess Pressure
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@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@
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@@ -78,8 +81,6 @@
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@@ -128,6 +129,6 @@
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