Makruk
Thai chess: pawns on the third rank, the met and the khon.
- Board
- 8x8
- Family
- Chess family
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How to play
The khun moves like a king, the ruea like a rook and the ma like a knight. The met steps one square diagonally; the khon one square diagonally or straight forward. Bia start on the third rank, step one square forward, capture diagonally forward and become a met on the sixth rank. Checkmate wins; stalemate is a draw.
Beside chess
The chess of Thailand and Cambodia, the closest living relative of chess's Indian ancestor: its met and khon are the old ferz and the elephant as it once moved.
Moves are written as the cells they touch: d4, e2e4, c3e5g7.
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