The rules are similar to standard chess; the differences being that:[1]
The noyan (ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ, lord) does not castle.
The küü (ᠬᠦᠦ, pawn) does not have an initial double-step move option, except for the queen pawn or king pawn.
In old shatar rules, a pawn that reaches its eighth rank must promote to half-power tiger. But a pawn could step back to its sixth rank to promote to all-power tiger. It moves like a queen.[2]
The baras (ᠪᠠᠷᠰ or ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠰ, tiger; Persian: fers) moves like a promoted rook in shogi: like a chess rook or one square diagonally. It was called half-power tiger or half-power lion in old shatar rules.[2]
In modern shatar rules, a baras moves like a queen.[2]
The mori (knight; ᠮᠣᠷᠢ) cannot deliver mate.
In modern shatar rules, the mori can give mate.[2]
The bishop (teme) and rook (terge) move as they do in standard chess.
The game always starts by White playing 1.d4 and Black responding with 1...d5. This is the only time in the game a pawn may advance two squares; some sources claim this initial move can optionally be made with the e-pawn.
In old shatar rules, Ujimqin player must make an initial double-step move with the queen pawn; in Chahar, the king pawn.[2]
In old shatar rules, one special rule is called tuuxəi, like komi in Go. A player could leave the enemy with only two pieces remaining (noyan and another piece) at the end. Then he must start making checks using the terge or baras and make consecutive checks until checkmate. Before checkmate, number of consecutive checks is the number of tuuxəi. If a player wins by checkmate as in chess, he receives only one tuuxəi. A player usually leaves the enemy with one noyan and one küü to allow time to put his pieces into good positions for making consecutive checks.[2]
Hiashatar is a medieval chess variant played in Mongolia that is not as popular as shatar. The game is played on a 10×10 board. The pieces are the same as in shatar with the following exceptions:
An additional piece called the bodyguard, which moves like a queen, but only one or two squares. The bodyguard has the special power: any piece sliding through any square a king's move away from the bodyguard, must stop its move. Any piece a king's move away from the bodyguard can move only one square.[3]
Zhong Guo Da Bai Ke Quan Shu Tiyu (The Encyclopedia of Chinese People's Republic on Physical culture and Sports). Peking-Shanghai. p. 206, Mengu xiang qi (Mongolian chess). 1982.
N. Okano, Sekai-no meina shogi (World's chess games), p. 40–46, chapter V. 1999.
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shatar, mongolian, ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ, ᠰᠢᠲᠠᠷ, monggol, sitar, mongolian, shatranj, shatar, hiashatar, chess, variants, played, mongolia, ivory, shatar, displayed, hulun, buir, national, museum, contents, game, rules, hiashatar, notes, referencesthis, article, uses, algebr. Shatar Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠰᠢᠲᠠᠷ ᠠ Monggol sitar a Mongolian shatranj a k a shatar and hiashatar are two chess variants played in Mongolia Ivory shatar displayed in Hulun Buir National Museum Contents 1 Game rules 2 Hiashatar 3 Notes 4 ReferencesThis article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves Game rules EditThe rules are similar to standard chess the differences being that 1 The noyan ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ lord does not castle The kuu ᠬᠦᠦ pawn does not have an initial double step move option except for the queen pawn or king pawn In old shatar rules a pawn that reaches its eighth rank must promote to half power tiger But a pawn could step back to its sixth rank to promote to all power tiger It moves like a queen 2 The baras ᠪᠠᠷᠰ or ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠰ tiger Persian fers moves like a promoted rook in shogi like a chess rook or one square diagonally It was called half power tiger or half power lion in old shatar rules 2 In modern shatar rules a baras moves like a queen 2 The mori knight ᠮᠣᠷᠢ cannot deliver mate In modern shatar rules the mori can give mate 2 The bishop teme and rook terge move as they do in standard chess The game always starts by White playing 1 d4 and Black responding with 1 d5 This is the only time in the game a pawn may advance two squares some sources claim this initial move can optionally be made with the e pawn In old shatar rules Ujimqin player must make an initial double step move with the queen pawn in Chahar the king pawn 2 In old shatar rules baremate is draw 2 In old shatar rules one special rule is called tuuxei like komi in Go A player could leave the enemy with only two pieces remaining noyan and another piece at the end Then he must start making checks using the terge or baras and make consecutive checks until checkmate Before checkmate number of consecutive checks is the number of tuuxei If a player wins by checkmate as in chess he receives only one tuuxei A player usually leaves the enemy with one noyan and one kuu to allow time to put his pieces into good positions for making consecutive checks 2 Hiashatar EditMain article Hiashatar Hiashatar is a medieval chess variant played in Mongolia that is not as popular as shatar The game is played on a 10 10 board The pieces are the same as in shatar with the following exceptions The baras moves the same as a chess queen Pawns may move 1 3 step s on their first move An additional piece called the bodyguard which moves like a queen but only one or two squares The bodyguard has the special power any piece sliding through any square a king s move away from the bodyguard must stop its move Any piece a king s move away from the bodyguard can move only one square 3 Notes Edit Shatar a b c d e f g 彭楚克林青 December 2006 蒙古象棋 in Chinese China 鄂爾多斯學研究會 Mongolian Chess www geocities com Archived from the original on 3 July 2008 Retrieved 12 January 2022 References EditGiada Ricci Mongolie Mongolie Traditions de la steppe p 44 47 Le jeu d echecs Mongol 1983 Musee de l Homme Paris S Kondratev Shahmatnaya igra u mongolov Shahmaty v SSSR 1931 No 13 p 216 18 No 14 s 232 34 ShAHMATY Enciklopedicheskij slovar M Sovetskaya Enciklopediya p 258 Mongoliya 1999 B B Cydenov L A Garmaeva N B Galdanov Shahmaty v Buryatii Ulan Ude 1976 Zhong Guo Da Bai Ke Quan Shu Tiyu The Encyclopedia of Chinese People s Republic on Physical culture and Sports Peking Shanghai p 206 Mengu xiang qi Mongolian chess 1982 N Okano Sekai no meina shogi World s chess games p 40 46 chapter V 1999 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shatar amp oldid 1105520986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
