From d5b187fdd5c5bca857e493aa794c7eddbf1748ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Greg Hendrickson <greg@hndrx.co>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:55:43 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix scope error + proper vertical/horizontal centering

- Remove leftover console.print that caused scope error
- Consolidate all board rendering into render_board function
- Add vertical centering based on terminal height
- Board now properly centers in any size terminal
---
 src/shellmate/ssh/server.py | 68 +++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/shellmate/ssh/server.py b/src/shellmate/ssh/server.py
index 4e0fc9f..3591b55 100644
--- a/src/shellmate/ssh/server.py
+++ b/src/shellmate/ssh/server.py
@@ -275,12 +275,11 @@ async def run_chess_game(process, session: TerminalSession, username: str, oppon
         session.clear()
         
         # Simple text-based board that works reliably over SSH
-        lines = []
-        lines.append("")
-        lines.append("        ♔ SHELLMATE CHESS ♔")
-        lines.append("")
-        lines.append("      a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h")
-        lines.append("    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+")
+        board_lines = []
+        board_lines.append("        ♔ SHELLMATE CHESS ♔")
+        board_lines.append("")
+        board_lines.append("      a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h")
+        board_lines.append("    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+")
         
         for rank in range(7, -1, -1):
             row = f"  {rank + 1} |"
@@ -297,46 +296,49 @@ async def run_chess_game(process, session: TerminalSession, username: str, oppon
                     row += " . |" if not is_light else "   |"
             
             row += f" {rank + 1}"
-            lines.append(row)
-            lines.append("    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+")
+            board_lines.append(row)
+            board_lines.append("    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+")
         
-        lines.append("      a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h")
-        lines.append("")
+        board_lines.append("      a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h")
         
-        # Center the board
-        board_width = 42
-        left_pad = max(0, (session.width - board_width) // 2)
-        pad = " " * left_pad
-        
-        for line in lines:
-            session.write(pad + line + "\r\n")
-        
-        # Use Rich only for the status panel (simpler)
-        
-        # Simple status display
+        # Add status info
+        board_lines.append("")
         turn = "White ♔" if board.turn == chess.WHITE else "Black ♚"
-        session.write(pad + f"  {turn} to move\r\n")
+        board_lines.append(f"  {turn} to move")
         
         if board.is_check():
-            session.write(pad + "  *** CHECK! ***\r\n")
+            board_lines.append("  *** CHECK! ***")
         
         if move_history:
             last_moves = move_history[-3:]
-            session.write(pad + f"  Moves: {' '.join(last_moves)}\r\n")
+            board_lines.append(f"  Moves: {' '.join(last_moves)}")
         
         if status_msg:
-            session.write(pad + f"  {status_msg}\r\n")
+            board_lines.append(f"  {status_msg}")
             status_msg = ""
         
-        session.write("\r\n")
-        session.write(pad + "  Enter move (e.g. e2e4) | [q]uit | [r]esign\r\n")
-        session.write(pad + "  Move: ")
-        session.show_cursor()
+        board_lines.append("")
+        board_lines.append("  Enter move (e.g. e2e4) | [q]uit | [r]esign")
+        board_lines.append("  Move: ")
+        
+        # Calculate centering
+        board_width = 42
+        total_height = len(board_lines)
+        
+        # Horizontal centering
+        left_pad = max(0, (session.width - board_width) // 2)
+        pad = " " * left_pad
+        
+        # Vertical centering
+        top_pad = max(0, (session.height - total_height) // 2)
+        
+        # Output with centering
+        for _ in range(top_pad):
+            session.write("\r\n")
+        
+        for line in board_lines:
+            session.write(pad + line + "\r\n")
         
-        # Show cursor for input
-        session.show_cursor()
-        console.print(Align.center("[cyan]Move: [/cyan]"), end="")
-    
     render_board()
     
     move_buffer = ""