Online Circular Chess in Silverlight, ASP.NET AJAX, WCF Web Services, and LINQ to SQL

using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Ink;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;

namespace CChess
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Defines a simple Range type
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T">The type for which the Range is defined</typeparam>
    public class Range<T> where T : IComparable
    {
        public Range()
        {
        }

        public Range(T val1, T val2)
        {
            _val1 = val1;
            _val2 = val2;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// One value of the range (NOT the minimum)
        /// </summary>
        private T _val1;
        /// <summary>
        /// Second value of the range (NOT the maximum)
        /// </summary>
        private T _val2;

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the first value of the range
        /// </summary>
        public T Val1
        {
            get { return _val1; }
            set { _val1 = value; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the second value of the range
        /// </summary>
        public T Val2
        {
            get { return _val2; }
            set { _val2 = value; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// If val1 is greater than val2, then val must be greater than val2, but less
        /// than val2. If val2 is greater than val1, then val must be greater than val1
        /// and less than val2.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>True if val is in the range created by val1 and val2, false otherwise.</returns>
        public bool FitsInRange(T val)
        {
            if (_val1.CompareTo(_val2) > 0)
            {
                if (val.CompareTo(_val2) > 0 && val.CompareTo(_val1) < 0)
                {
                    return true;
                }
                else
                {
                    return false;
                }
            }
            else
            {
                if (val.CompareTo(_val1) > 0 && val.CompareTo(_val2) < 0)
                {
                    return true;
                }
                else
                {
                    return false;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}