Makruk: Thai Chess

Thai Chess, also known as [ttpp], is a board game played on an 8x8 grid, much like classical chess. The starting setup is similar to classical chess, with two key differences: the white queen begins on e1 and the white king on d1 (each king positioned to the left of its queen from the player's perspective); and pawns are placed on the third rank (white) and sixth rank (black).

Piece movement largely mirrors classical chess: the king moves one square in any direction; the rook moves any number of unoccupied squares horizontally or vertically; and pawns advance one square forward and capture diagonally forward. The game offers various play modes: against AI, locally with another person, or online against opponents.

Piece Moves:

• King: Moves one square in any direction (no castling).
• Queen: Moves only one square diagonally.
• Rook: Moves any number of unoccupied squares horizontally or vertically.
• Bishop: Moves one square diagonally in any direction or one square forward vertically.
• Knight: Moves in an "L" shape (two squares in one direction, then one square perpendicularly).
• Pawn: Moves one square forward, capturing one square diagonally forward. Promotion to a queen only upon reaching the sixth rank.

Victory Conditions: The objective is to checkmate the opponent's king. A stalemate results in a draw.