Quangtrungki is named in honor of Emperor Quangtrung, who unified Đại Việt (Vietnam) and who repelled decisively two foreign invasions. During his short reign, Emperor Quangtrung initiated a list of important and beneficial reforms. A lot more reforms had he did not die so soon. Perhaps even a reform in chess; after all, he was also known to be an avid chess player. Two hundred years after his death (July 1992), the idea of Quangtrungki was conceived. After 21+ years of modifications, the game evolved into the present form. Hopefully the game earns its namesake.

Quangtrungki was conceived and invented by Vu Q Vo in July of 1992. 1May2014 is the completion date for the current 16th edition. All previous editions are recalled.

Quangtrungki is played on a rectangular board of 50 positions in diagonal formation. There are 28 pieces, 14 Red and 14 White. Each side has one King (Chủ), two Elephants (Tượng), two Knight (Mã), two Rooks (Xe), two Cannons (Pháo), and five Pawns (Bộ). The objective is to capture the opponent's Lord. Stalemated is a loss. The third repetition is a draw. Players alternate turn. White, on the bottom, goes first.

Each turn has two moves: A common move then a main move. The common move for all pieces is identical: One pace orthogonally into an empty position. See each piece below for its special move. Except for the Lord, each piece may only move once in a turn. White's first turn get only one main move.

The Main Moves:
(步)The Pawn makes one pace diagonally. This piece only exist in Quangtrungki.
(馬) The Knight makes one pace orthogonally (vertically or horizontally) then one pace diagonal-out. It may jump over another piece. This piece is similar to the knight in chess.
(主) The King move and capture one pace diagonally. It may move twice in a turn. If the Lord is captured, the game is over. This piece only exist in Quangtrungki.
(象) The Elephant jumps two paces orthogonally or three paces diagonally. This piece remains unchanged since the first edition of Quangtrungki. This piece only exist in Quangtrungki.
(車) The Rook slides diagonally. It may not jump. This piece is similar to the rook in chess and Xiangqi.
(炮) The Cannon jumps over a piece diagonally then slides just like the Rook. This piece is similar to the Cannon in Korean Chess and Chinese Chess.

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