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Shatar. Mongolian chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Kevin Pacey wrote on Thu, Mar 1, 2018 09:13 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

An interesting regional variant with some rules about checking the king that make winning a bit more challenging at times.


bukovski wrote on Wed, Jun 30, 2021 11:09 PM UTC in reply to Kevin Pacey from Thu Mar 1 2018 09:13 AM:

Is there a Mongolian reader of this site who can tell if there is good historical value in this book: https://www.taobao.com/list/item/555469295901.htm, the parallel Chinese title of which seems to say it treats the historical origin of shatar? It is a little perplexing or enticing that the cover seems to sport the playing board for ix buga, a version of merels, maybe?


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