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their antagonist transversely to the right or left, (not 

 diagonally as ours do,) nor have they the advantage 

 ot" obtaining an advance rank as in the English game. 



The blank space in the Table 8. 8. is called Hoa ki 

 by the Chinese, which literally means a trench, and 

 is understood to have been made for defence against 

 an invading army. The horses, chariots, and foot 

 soldiers are supposed to cross it by means of light 

 bridges of planks ; but these not being adequate to 

 bear the bulk of the elephants, they are reciprocally 

 obliged to reniUin within the limits of their respec- 

 tive sections. 



In other respects the game is like the English one, 

 and ends with destroying the forces on either side, 

 or blocking up the Choohong. The board is not 

 chequered black and white, but merely subdivided, 

 as in the diagram ; the pieces are round counters 

 of M'ood or ivory, with the distinguishing names 

 Avrote on them, half dyed red, and half black. 



Account of the Burmha Gaii^ of Chess. 

 TABLE. 



XFFERENCES. 



1. Meng, - 



2. Chekoy, - 



3. 3. Rutha, 



4. 4. Chein, 



5. 5. Mhee 



The king. 

 Lieut. Gen, 

 War chariots. 

 Elephants. 

 Cavahy, 



6. 6. 6. 6. 6. 6. 6. 6. Yein fooc soldiers. 



Tlie 



