# Makruk Thai Chess Canonical: https://rexogame.com/games/makruk-thai-chess Makruk: Thai Chess is a Thai board game related to chess. Presumably, it comes directly from the ancient Indian game of Chaturanga, considered the ancestor of modern chess. In Thailand, the game is more popular than classical chess. The board has the same dimensions as in classical chess: 8 × 8 squares. The initial arrangement generally coincides with the arrangement in classical chess, but has two differences: the white queen is located on the e1 square, the white king is on the d1 square (that is, each king is to the left of his queen, when viewed from the player’s side); the pawns are located on the third rank from the player (that is, white on the third, and black on the sixth). The usual moves of the king, rook and pawn are the same as chess ones: the king moves one square horizontally, vertically or diagonally, the rook moves any number of free squares vertically or horizontally, the pawn moves one square forward and attacks one square diagonally forward. The game can be played with artificial intelligence, together with another person on the same device, or with an opponent online in multiplayer mode. Piece moves: The king moves like in European chess. There is no possibility of castling (moving the king towards the rook). Queen - moves only one point diagonally. Rook - can move any number of squares horizontally or vertically, provided that there are no pieces in its path. Bishop - moves one square diagonally in any direction or one square forward vertically. Horse - moves two cells vertically and then one cell horizontally, or vice versa, two cells horizontally and one cell vertically (the same as in the European analogue). A pawn moves one step forward vertically and cuts one step forward diagonally, as in European chess. A pawn can only transform into an analogue of a queen, reaching the sixth rank. Victory conditions: As in classical chess, the goal of the game is to checkmate the opponent's king. Pat brings a draw. ## Categories [chess](https://rexogame.com/categories/chess.md) ## Play [Play Makruk Thai Chess on RexoGame](https://rexogame.com/games/makruk-thai-chess) ## Related games - [Master Chess Multiplayer](https://rexogame.com/games/master-chess-multiplayer.md): Use the most effective strategies to defeat the computer or real players from all over the world in this classic game for all time. The g... - [Chess of the Middle Ages](https://rexogame.com/games/chess-of-the-middle-ages.md): Chess has been around for more than a thousand and a half years and it is popular despite all the new things that appear around us - comp... - [ChessT](https://rexogame.com/games/chesst.md): Chesst is a game idea that I had. left click to select the pawn and right click to deselect all pawns, wasd for player 1 to move the pawn... - [Chess Game Free](https://rexogame.com/games/chess-game-free.md): Challenge your concentration and thinking skills with our chess game. Hardly any game in the world has such a long and glorious history a... - [Checkmate](https://rexogame.com/games/checkmate.md): Step into the world of Checkmate, a strategic chess-inspired game featuring 500 unique maps and 24 challenging achievements. Engage in in... - [Classic Chess Duel](https://rexogame.com/games/classic-chess-duel.md): Classic chess duel is a two-player board game played on a chessboard with 64 squares arranged in rows on an 8x8 grid. Each player starts ... - [Elite Chess](https://rexogame.com/games/elite-chess.md): Enjoy classic gameplay with three chess modes, each offering varying time settings suited to your play style. Take your chess skills to t... - [Fun Chess Puzzles!](https://rexogame.com/games/fun-chess-puzzles.md): Complete all 15 Puzzles to win ! (Legend once said 44.9 stars is ALMOST ALMOST impossible, can you do?) How far can you get, i guessing t...