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Makruk: Thai Chess

Feb 25,2025

App Name	Makruk: Thai Chess
Category	Board
Size	49.4 MB
Latest Version	3.9.5
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Thai Chess: A Unique Take on a Classic

Thai chess, also known as Makruk, is played on an 8x8 board, similar to Western chess. The initial setup largely mirrors Western chess, but with key differences: the white queen starts on e1 and the white king on d1 (each king is to the left of its queen from the player's perspective); and pawns begin on the third rank (white) and sixth rank (black).

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Piece Movement:

King: Moves one square in any direction (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally). 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 vertically then one horizontally, or vice versa (identical to Western chess).
Pawn: Moves one square forward vertically and captures one square diagonally forward (as in Western chess). Pawns promote to a queen upon reaching the sixth rank.

Winning the Game:

Checkmating the opponent's king results in victory, as in Western chess. A stalemate (pat) ends the game in a draw. The game can be played against AI, a human on the same device, or an online opponent in multiplayer mode.

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