Мақрук: Тай шахматының нұсқалары

Chess variant

Makruk (หมากรุก; ; ), or Thai chess ([[:th:หมากรุกไทย; ; ), 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. In Cambodia, where basically the same game is played, it is known as ouk (, ) or ouk chatrang (, ).

There are rules which do not apply to the standard, formal game, or have been abandoned in professional play. They are called sutras. The first free moves are similar to those in Cambodian ouk. Sut Khun สูตรขุน ("King Sutra") can be compared to the castling rule in Western chess. The rule allows the player to move the king to a blank square on next row, like a knight, so long as the king has not yet moved. Sut Met สูตรเม็ด ("Queen Sutra") is the most popular sutra in informal rules. It is a first free move that allows the player to move the queen and the pawn in front of the queen at the same time. Two pieces are moved in this sutra. First, move the pawn in front of the queen forward; then move the queen to the blank square the pawn has just vacated, so the queen moves two squares forward. Sut Ma สูตรม้า ("Knight Sutra") is a first free move that allows the player to move a knight and a pawn a knight's move from that knight in the same turn. Two pieces are moved in this sutra. First, move the pawn which is a knight's move from the knight forward; then move the knight to the blank square the pawn has just vacated. Takhaeng Ruea ตะแคงเรือ ("Boat Tilting, Rook Tilting") involves turning one or both rooks upside down. This changes the rook to be a queen. This reduces the power of one or two rooks.