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Janggi - 장기 - Korean Chess. The variant of chess played in Korea. (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

Kev wrote on Wed, Jan 8, 2003 05:31 PM EST:Good ★★★★

The (plastic) sets can be purchased at your local Korean grocery or gift
stores.  Search the yellow pages.

Bit-Jang, or one king calling a 'check' on the opponent king, as explained
'naked path between two kings', means 'check to tie'.  If your opponent
captures one of your pieces and thus his king is facing your king nakedly,
then his king is 'checking to tie' your
king.  If you do NOT want the tie, then you must be out of the naked path
by either putting a piece in between kings or changing the king's position
side ways.  If you do agree to tie, then the game is declared
stalemate/tie.

A soldier (or pawn) cannot move backward from row 10 to row 9 by moving
through the diagonal line in the enemy's fortess.

Usually, there are three sizes to pieces.  Kings are largest.  Cha
(chariott), Po (Cannon), Ma (Horse/Knight), Sang (Elephant) are all
considered officers and medium sized.  Jol/Byung (pawns) and Sa (guards)
are soldiers and the smallest.