About Game

Chaktrang Chess is a board game for 1 vs 1 that controls chess pieces to attack the opponent. Strategy is the key to victory, so it has been a popular game for improving our thinking ability and intelligence. It has 6 kinds and 16 total pieces at the start of the game for each side. Pawn, Queen, Bishop, Knight, Rook, and King have different talents to move on the board. It is not easy to get the victory from your opponent (the king cannot take away from the board), you have to use your technique to move until you arrest the king. Generally, the rule for finishing the game has two types: lose draw, and win. For Chaktrang Chess, the game will convert the draw to a half win by making your opponent impossible to move (stuck) or opponent successfully escape. To get the total victory, you have to check the enemy king (the king can’t move or assist by another piece) while chased by the opponent. To get the total victory, you have to check the enemy king (the king can’t move or assist by another piece) while chased by the opponent. Chaktrang Chess is also a sports game.

SEA Game 2023 was hosted by Cambodia and has a total of 7 countries participating: Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam for competing in this game.