See the game board
History:
1st century AD (0795 AD)
1279
Chinese introduce new pieces to Chinese chess (siang ki)
Board:
2 sections divided by a river.
Each section is composed of 8 x 4 sqaures
Pieces are placed on the points.
Moves:
Crossing the river counts as moving to a new point
Pawn x5
Forward one point to move and capture.
May move sideways after crossing the river
Cannon x2
Moves orthogonally
Must jump a piece before it can capture
Rook x2
Moves and captures Orthogonally
Knight x2
Moves one space orthogonally
Then one space diagonally
Can not jump
Elephant x2
Moves 2 spaces diagonally.
May not cross the river.
Guard x2
Moves one point diagonally
May not leave the castle
General/king
Moves one point orthongonally.
May not leave the castle
May not face off against an opposing king.
Example of initial Layout
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