Makruk starting position
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| Years active | Unknown, predates Sittuyin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Players | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Setup time | < 1 minute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing time | From 20 minutes to several hours | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chance | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skills | Strategy, tactics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonyms | Thai chess | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Makruk (Thai: หมากรุก; RTGS: mak ruk;[1] pronounced [màːk rúk]), or Thai chess (Thai: หมากรุกไทย; RTGS: mak ruk thai; pronounced [màːk rúk tʰaj]), is a strategy board game that is descended from the 6th-century Indian game of chaturanga or a close relative thereof, and is therefore related to chess. It is part of the family of chess variants.[2]
In Cambodia, where basically the same game is played, it is known as ouk (Khmer: អុក, pronounced [ʔok]) or ouk chatrang (Khmer: អុកចត្រង្គ, pronounced [ʔok.caʔ.ˈtrɑŋ]).[3]
- ^ "หมากรุก". thai-language.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ Murray, H. J. R. (1913). A History of Chess (Reissued ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-827403-3.
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