Board game
shatar
Shatar is the form of chess played in and around Mongolia. It is played on an 8x8 non-checkered board. Each player has a set of 16 men: 8 chu (pawns) that move and capture as in international chess; a nojon (king) that moves as…
- Players
- 2
- Duration
- 60 min
- Age
- 6 and up
- Complexity
- —
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Shatar is the form of chess played in and around Mongolia. It is played on an 8x8 non-checkered board. Each player has a set of 16 men: 8 chu (pawns) that move and capture as in international chess; a nojon (king) that moves as a chess king; a bers (big animal) that moves as a king+rook; two mor (horses) that move as knights; two temee (camels) that move as bishops; and two tereg (chariots) that move as rooks. Upon reaching the 8th rank, a chu promotes to a bers (only). There is no castling, and there are no initial double pawn moves except for the bers pawns.
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