Thai Chess: A Unique Take on the Classic Game
Thai chess, a game played on an 8x8 board, shares similarities with classical chess but boasts key differences. The initial setup mirrors classical chess, except for two crucial variations: the white queen starts on e1 and the white king on d1 (each king positioned to the left of its queen from the player's perspective); and pawns are deployed on the third rank (white) and sixth rank (black).
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Standard chess piece movements for the king, rook, and pawn remain unchanged: the king moves one square in any direction, the rook moves any number of unoccupied squares horizontally or vertically, and the pawn moves one square forward, capturing diagonally forward. The game supports single-player mode against AI, local two-player mode on the same device, and online multiplayer.
Piece Movement Specifics:
- King: Moves as in European chess. Castling is not permitted.
- Queen: Moves only one square diagonally.
- Rook: Moves any number of unoccupied squares horizontally or vertically.
- Bishop: Moves one square diagonally in any direction or one square forward vertically.
- Knight: Moves in an "L" shape (two squares in one direction, then one square perpendicularly), as in European chess.
- Pawn: Moves one square forward vertically, capturing one square diagonally forward, similar to European chess. Pawns promote only to queens upon reaching the sixth rank.
Winning the Game:
The objective, as in classical chess, is to checkmate the opponent's king. A stalemate results in a draw.
