Hiashatar
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Hiashatar is a medieval chess variant played in Mongolia. The game is played on a 10 x 10 board. The pieces are the same as in chess with the exception that there is an additional piece which is called the "bodyguard".[1] [2] The game is not as popular as western chess or Shatar.
Pieces
- King (noyon) - moves like the King in chess
- Queen (bers) - moves like the Queen in chess
- Bodyguard (hia) - moves like a Queen, but can only move one or two squares. The Bodyguard has a special power; any piece sliding must stop its move if it moves through any square a king's move away from the bodyguard. Any piece a king's move away from the bodyguard can only move one square. The only piece immune to this power of the Bodyguard is the Knight.
- Rook (tereg) - moves like the rook in chess
- Knight (mori) - moves like the Knight in chess
- Bishop (teme) - moves like the Bishop in chess
- Pawn (fu) - moves like the pawn in chess except that it can make an initial triple step.
Other Rules
- There is no castling
- Pawns promote only to queen
References
- N. Okano, Sekai-no meina shogi (World's chess games), p.40-46, chapter V. 1999.