DownloadThai Chess: A Digital Adaptation of a Classic
Thai Chess, played on an 8x8 board, shares similarities with classical chess but features key distinctions. The initial setup mirrors classical chess, except for two crucial differences: 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 begin on the third rank (white on the third, black on the sixth).
Piece movement largely aligns with classical chess:
- 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 in one direction, then one square perpendicularly), as in classical chess.
- Pawn: Moves one square forward vertically and captures one square diagonally forward, mirroring classical chess. Pawns promote only to queens upon reaching the sixth rank.
Victory is achieved by checkmating the opponent's king. A stalemate results in a draw. The game supports single-player mode against AI, local two-player mode on a single device, and online multiplayer.
