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janggi ''Janggi'' (including romanizations ''changgi'' and ''jangki''), sometimes called Korean chess, is a strategy board game popular on the Korean Peninsula. The game was derived from xiangqi (Chinese chess), and is very similar to it, including th ...
have been developed over the centuries. A few of these variants are still regularly played, though none are nearly as popular as janggi itself.


Gwangsanghui

Gwangsanghui (廣象戱, 광상희) is an 18th-century
janggi ''Janggi'' (including romanizations ''changgi'' and ''jangki''), sometimes called Korean chess, is a strategy board game popular on the Korean Peninsula. The game was derived from xiangqi (Chinese chess), and is very similar to it, including th ...
variant.韩国古典综合数据库 《䨓淵集·廣象戱志》
It was recorded in Noeyeonjip (뇌연집) which was written by Nam Yuyong (남유용).


Sanjangjanggi

Sanjangjanggi (三將象棋, 산장장기) is an janggi variant with an unusual rule. In sanjangjanggi, the king can escape check only by capturing the checking piece with the king in the next turn. Thus,
double check In chess and other related games, a double check is a check delivered by two pieces simultaneously. In chess notation, it is almost always represented the same way as a single check ("+"), but it is sometimes symbolized by "++" (however, "++" is ...
is an automatic loss for the side with the checked king since the king cannot capture both checking pieces in a single move.김응술 9단, 《월간축산 5월호》, 농민신문사, 2009, 154쪽


Other variants

* Da-in-yongjanggi (다인용장기) * Kkomajanggi (꼬마장기) * Dongtakjanggi (동탁장기) * Eopgijanggi (업기장기) * Gungjanggi (궁장기) * Tapjanggi (탑장기)


See also

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Shogi variant A shogi variant is a game related to or derived from shogi (Japanese chess). Many shogi variants have been developed over the centuries, ranging from some of the largest chess-type games ever played to some of the smallest. A few of these variant ...
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Xiangqi variant {{Unreferenced, date=May 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot) Many variants of xiangqi have been developed over the centuries. A few of these variants are still regularly played, though none are nearly as popular as xiangqi itself. Two-player variants * ...
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Chess variant A chess variant is a game related to, derived from, or inspired by chess. Such variants can differ from chess in many different ways. "International" or "Western" chess itself is one of a family of games which have related origins and could be co ...


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