Jeson Mor
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Jeson Mor(English: "Nine Horses" ) is a two-playerstrategyboard gamefromMongolia.It is considered achess variant.[1][2]The game is played on a 9×9 checkered gameboard. Each player has nine chessknightsinitially lined up on the players' firstranks.A player wins by being first to occupy the central square (square e5) with a knight, and then leave that square.
Equipment
[edit]A 9×9 square checkered board is used. Alternatively, an 8×8 square grid can be used with pieces played on the intersection points. Each player has a set of nine chess knights in their own color.
Rules
[edit]Players decide who isWhite,who is Black, and who moves first. Players alternate turns. Knights are initially set up on each player's firstrank.
- Knights move or capture exactly aschessknights.
- On a player's turn, a knight can move to an empty square, or capture an enemy knight. A knight on the central square (e5) may be captured by the opponent.
- The player first to move a knight to the central square of the board (e5), and then leave that square on a subsequent move, wins the game. An alternative way to win is to capture all the opponent's pieces.
References
[edit]- ^Pritchard (1994),p. 155
- ^Pritchard (2007),p. 297
Bibliography
- Pritchard, D. B.(1994). "Jeson Mor'".The Encyclopedia of Chess Variants.Games & Puzzles Publications.ISBN0-9524142-0-1.
- Pritchard, D. B.(2007). "Jesön Mor". In Beasley, John (ed.).The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants.John Beasley.ISBN978-0-9555168-0-1.