Jeson Mor (English: "Nine Horses") is a two-player

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from

Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...

. It is considered a

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. The game is played on a 9×9 checkered gameboard. Each player has nine chess

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initially lined up on the players' first . A player wins by being first to occupy the central square (square e5) with a knight, and then leave that square.

Equipment

A 9×9 square checkered board is used. Alternatively, an 8×8 square grid can be used with pieces played on the intersection points. Each player has a set of nine chess knights in their own color.

Rules

Players decide who is

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, who is Black, and who moves first. Players alternate turns. Knights are initially set up on each player's first . * Knights move or capture exactly as

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. * On a player's turn, a knight can move to an empty square, or capture an enemy knight. A knight on the central square (e5) may be captured by the opponent. * The player first to move a knight to the central square of the board (e5), and then leave that square on a subsequent move, wins the game. An alternative way to win is to capture all the opponent's pieces.

References

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External links

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