DownloadThai Chess, a captivating board game, unfolds on an 8x8 grid, mirroring the familiar layout of classical chess. The initial setup largely resembles its Western counterpart, but with two key distinctions: 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); pawns begin on the third rank (white on the third, black on the sixth).
Piece movement largely adheres to chess conventions. The king moves one square in any direction; the rook moves any number of unoccupied squares horizontally or vertically; and pawns advance one square forward, capturing diagonally forward. The game offers various play modes: against AI, locally with another person, or online against opponents.
Piece Moves:
- King: Moves as in European chess. Castling is not permitted.
- Queen: Moves only one point 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. Promotion to a queen occurs upon reaching the sixth rank.
Victory Conditions: Checkmating the opponent's king secures victory. A stalemate results in a draw.
