CHESS AND PLAYING-CARDS. 



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46. Chit-Thareen. Chess. Burma. Board aud Men.' (Plate 32.) 



The board is very large and stands liigli for the convenience of the 

 players, who sit upon the ground. The men are made of wood of dif- 

 ferent colors, or of ivory painted red and green on opposite sides, and 

 carved to represent the objects they stand for. 

 The pieces on each side are as follows : 



1. Meng," King or General (1) = King. 



2. Chekoy, Lieiitenant-General (1) = Queen. 



3. Eatha, War Chariots (2) = Rooks. 



4. Chein, Elephants (2) = BLshops. 



5. 3Ihee, Cavalry (2) = Kuights. 



6. Tdn, Foot-soldiers (8) = Pawns. 



Fig. 162. 



BURJrESE CHESS BOARD. 

 From drawing in The Burman, II, p. 72. 



The King, Rafha or Rooks, Mhee or Knights, and Yedn or Pawns 

 move in the same manner as the corresponding pieces in our own 

 game. The Chekoy moves diagonally only, but one square at a time. 

 The Chein move one square diagonally, but are able to move, but not 

 to take, one square forward. The pieces are ordinarily arranged as 

 shown on the board (fig. 162), but either party may adopt another line 

 of battle.^ 



The absence of a queen, designated as such, will be observed in all 



> Cat. No. 166539, U.S.N.M. Collected by Mr. C. C. Ellis, Acting United States Con- 

 sular Agent. 



^Mr. Scott (Shway Yoe) gives the following transliteratious of the names of the 

 pieces: Min, ai'ke, yittah, sin, myin, ne. (The Buimaii, His Life and Notions, London, 

 1882, II, p. 72.) 



"For a more complete account of tlic irmiie, coiisult Games Ancient and Oriental. 



