Sittuyin
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#Games_related_to_chaturanga
#Chess_in_Myanmar
Sittuyin board and starting position Sittuyin （Burmese: စစ်တုရင်）, also known as Burmese chess, is a variant of chess that is a direct offspring of the Indian game of chaturanga which
arrived in 8th century AD. Sit is the modern Burmese word for army or war ; the word sittuyin can be translated as representation of the four characteristics of army—chariot,
elephant, cavalry and infantry.
In its native land the game has been largely overshadowed by Western （international） chess, although it remains popular in the northwest regions.
The sittuyin board consists of 64 squares, 8 rows and 8 columns, without alternating colors.
The board also has two diagonal lines from corner to corner, which are known as sit-ke-myin （general's lines）.
Pieces are commonly made of wood, and sometimes of ivory.
The height of the pieces varies by class.
The official colors of the pieces are red and black.
Min-gyi （king） it can move one step in any direction.
General's movement Elephant's movement Sit-ke （general） It can move one step in any diagonal direction （as fers in shatranj）.
Sin （elephant） It can move one step in any diagonal direction or one step forward （as silver general in shogi）.
Myin （horse） It can jump two horizontal squares and one vertical square or two vertical squares and one horizontal square, as in Western chess.
Yahhta （chariot） It can move any number of free squares along four orthogonal directions.
Nè （feudal lord） It can move one step forward but cannot retreat.
It captures one diagonal step forward.
A position after setup phase is complete Only feudal lords （pawns） are on the board in the initial position.
The game starts with the Red player （depicted here having white pieces）, followed by the Black player, placing their other pieces arbitrarily
on their own halves of the board （known as sit-tee or troops deployment）: chariots can be put ...
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