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2 | | Korean Chess, with different pieces behaving |
| 3 | | differently than orthodox chess. | |
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5 | p. |
| 6 | Pieces stand on intersections rather than squares: this is purely aesthetic, | |
| 7 | and doesn't affect movements' descriptions. | |
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9 | p |
| 10 | | Initial position is almost the same as in | |
| 11 | a(href="/#/variants/Xiangqi") Xiangqi | |
| 12 | | , with the exception of the kings in the middle of the palaces. | |
| 13 | | Also, at the first move you may choose to swap knight and elephant | |
| 14 | | positions: either both, or on one side only. | |
| 15 | ||
| 16 | p More precisely, at first move: | |
| 17 | ul | |
| 18 | li White can keep the initial setup by playing a pass move, or | |
| 19 | li | |
| 20 | | exchange knight / elephant positions on either side, and then | |
| 21 | ul | |
| 22 | li pass (by bringing your king onto the enemy king), or | |
| 23 | li exchange positions on the other side too. | |
| 24 | p Then it's Black turn to do the same, and the game starts. | |
| 25 | ||
| 26 | figure.diagram-container | |
| 27 | .diagram.diag12 | |
| 28 | | fen:rnea1aenr/4k4/1c5c1/p1p1p1p1p/9/9/P1P1P1P1P/1C5C1/4K4/RNEA1AENR: | |
| 29 | .diagram.diag22 | |
| 30 | | fen:rnea1aner/4k4/1c5c1/p1p1p1p1p/9/9/P1P1P1P1P/1C5C1/4K4/RENA1AENR: | |
| 31 | figcaption Left: initial position. Right: after rearranging. | |
| 32 | ||
| 33 | h3 Pieces movements | |
| 34 | ||
| 35 | ul | |
| 36 | li. | |
| 37 | The King moves along any line of the palace, but cannot leave the palace. | |
| 38 | The same goes for his Advisors. | |
| 39 | Contrary to Xiangqi, kings can face each other on a file, but if this | |
| 40 | situation lasts two half moves, the game is a draw: "bikjang". | |
| 41 | li. | |
| 42 | Rooks and knights move like in orthodox chess, but the knight does not | |
| 43 | jump: it goes one square orthogonally first, then one diagonally. | |
| 44 | If the first is occupied, the move is impossible. | |
| 45 | li. | |
| 46 | Elephants move like knights, but one square diagonally further: they | |
| 47 | land at the opposite corner of a 2 x 3 rectangle, and intermediate squares | |
| 48 | must be free. | |
| 49 | li. | |
| 50 | The Cannons move like rooks but need a piece on their way to jump first. | |
| 51 | That is to say, on an empty rank or file cannons cannot move at all. | |
| 52 | They can only reach the squares behind the first obstacle. | |
| 53 | Moreover, a cannon cannot jump over or capture another cannon. | |
| 54 | li. | |
| 55 | Pawns behave like promoted pawns from Xiangqi: they move one square | |
| 56 | forward or lateraly. | |
| 57 | ||
| 58 | p. | |
| 59 | Additionally, cannons, rooks and pawns may move along the palace diagonals. | |
| 60 | Also, it's possible to pass instead of playing a move. | |
| 61 | Two consecutive passes result in a draw. | |
| 62 | ||
| 63 | figure.diagram-container | |
| 64 | .diagram.diag12 | |
| 65 | | fen:4r4/9/4n4/9/9/2r1Cr2c/9/4C4/9/9 a5,b5,e9,e10,g5,h5: | |
| 66 | .diagram.diag22 | |
| 67 | | fen:9/9/2r6/9/9/4EP3/3p5/5p3/9/9 b7,b3,c2,c8,g8: | |
| 68 | figcaption Left: Cannon moves. Right: Elephant moves. | |
| 69 | ||
| 70 | h3 Pieces valuation | |
| 71 | ||
| 72 | p These are the official values: | |
| 73 | ||
| 74 | table | |
| 75 | tr | |
| 76 | th Piece | |
| 77 | th Value | |
| 78 | tr | |
| 79 | td Chariot | |
| 80 | td 13 | |
| 81 | tr | |
| 82 | td Cannon | |
| 83 | td 7 | |
| 84 | tr | |
| 85 | td Horse | |
| 86 | td 5 | |
| 87 | tr | |
| 88 | td Elephant | |
| 89 | td 3 | |
| 90 | tr | |
| 91 | td Advisor | |
| 92 | td 3 | |
| 93 | tr | |
| 94 | td Pawn | |
| 95 | td 2 | |
| 96 | ||
| 97 | h3 More information | |
| 98 | ||
| 99 | p | |
| 100 | | This variant is playable on | |
| 101 | a(href="https://www.pychess.org/variant/janggi") | |
| 102 | | pychess-variants | |
| 103 | | . See also the Wikipedia page. |