[cjsaylor]

I first started down the text path, but not being able to "highlight" previous plays and check turned me towards generating graphics instead.

[tptacek]

Oh, it's not text; I render a PNG too. I just use the glyphs from the typeface for the pieces, and draw the board in code.

[cjsaylor]

I think I tried the same thing, but shipping with the font included presented some licensing concerns. Also, I had a hard time getting it to line up exactly how I wanted, so ultimately I went on to assets.