Ouk Chaktrang Arena
Play traditional Khmer chess free in the browser against a Stockfish-powered AI bot, in Khmer or English.
Ouk Chaktrang Arena brings traditional Cambodian chess to the browser, no account or download required. It plays out on the familiar eight-by-eight board, but the rules diverge from international chess in several ways: pawns start on the third rank so the armies meet almost immediately, the bishop-equivalent piece moves diagonally or straight ahead, the queen-equivalent moves like a knight, and each king may make one knight-style leap early in the game if it hasn't moved and isn't in check. Pawns promote on the sixth rank instead of the eighth. The site offers a Stockfish-powered AI opponent across three difficulty levels, or a shareable link to play a friend directly, with a full Khmer and English interface.
Next.js · TypeScript · Stockfish · Tailwind CSS
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