Dr. Janggi

Dr.Janggi

Janggi(includingromanizationschanggiandjangki),sometimescalledKoreanchess,isastrategyboardgamepopularinKorea.Thegamederivedfromxiangqi(Chinesechess)andisverysimilartoit,includingthestartingpositionofthepieces,andthe9×10gameboard,butwithoutthexiangqi"river"dividingtheboardhorizontallyatthemiddle.

Janggiisplayedonaboardninelineswidebytenlineslong.Thegameissometimesfast-pacedduetothejumpingcannonsandthelong-rangeelephants,butprofessionalgamesmostoftenlastover150movesandsoaretypicallyslowerthanthoseofWesternchess.

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