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title: "Makruk - Thai Chess (หมากรุก) - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in Thailand | Apple App Store"
description: "Makruk (Thai: หมากรุก; rtgs: Mak Ruk;), or Thai chess, is a board game descended from the 6th-century Indian game of chaturanga or a close relative thereof, and therefore related to chess. It is regar"
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# Makruk - Thai Chess (หมากรุก) — Thailand

![Makruk App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/cf/6d/03/cf6d0393-d737-961f-e0ee-5ff9273c7daa/AppIcon-1x_U007emarketing-0-10-0-0-P3-85-220-0.png/400x400bb.png)

**Developer:** [Nora Ky](https://apptail.io/developer/nora-ky-UBXc)
**Category:** Games
**Rating:** 3.5/5 (70 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.nagastudios.makruk
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** Thailand
**Version:** 1.45 (released 2024-12-16)
**Original Release:** 2017-11-02

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/th/app/app/id1155033508)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/makruk-thai-chess-MNyj/thailand](https://apptail.io/app/makruk-thai-chess-MNyj/thailand)

## Makruk Description
Makruk (Thai: หมากรุก; rtgs: Mak Ruk;), or Thai chess, is a board game descended from the 6th-century Indian game of chaturanga or a close relative thereof, and therefore related to chess. It is regarded as the most similar living game to this common ancestor of all chess variants.
There are around two million Thais who can play makruk, while 5000 can play chess.
According to former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik, Makruk Thai is more strategic than international chess. You have to plan your operations with total care since Makruk Thai can be compared to an anticipated endgame of International Chess.

Rules
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The Pawn
 (called เบี้ย bia, a cowry shell, formerly used for money) Moves and captures like a pawn in international chess, but cannot move two steps on the first move and, therefore, cannot be captured en passant. A pawn that reaches the sixth rank is always promoted to a queen (med).

The Queen
(called เม็ด met), the weakest piece, moves one step in any diagonal direction, like the fers in shatranj, or a cat sword in dai shogi.

The Bishop
(called โคน khon, nobleman or mask) moves one step in any diagonal direction or one step forward, like the silver general in shogi.

The Knight
(called ม้า ma, horse) moves like a knight in Western chess: two steps in one direction and then one step perpendicular to that movement. It jumps over any pieces in the way.

The Rook
(called เรือ ruea, boat) moves like a rook in Western chess: any number of steps horizontally or vertically.

Ang
moves like a king in international chess – one step in any direction. He is allowed to make a Ses (knight jump) at his first move (This special move is no more used in Thailand). The game ends when the king is checkmated.

## Makruk Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/06/16/cd/0616cd2a-4dc7-370d-e530-c045bdb7f3df/26dc7b89-fa39-4ead-aa15-dac4af80cdbe_Simulator_Screenshot_-_iPhone11_Pro_max_U00286.5inch_U0029_-_2024-06-02_at_21.11.37.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/54/f7/c6/54f7c645-ac14-1c0b-84b0-b53c11a2ee2f/c064dabe-3094-4cac-96ab-0ba63f623101_Simulator_Screenshot_-_iPhone11_Pro_max_U00286.5inch_U0029_-_2024-06-02_at_21.11.19.png/1242x2688.png)

## Makruk Rating Breakdown in Thailand
- 5 stars: 33 (47%)
- 4 stars: 7 (10%)
- 3 stars: 9 (13%)
- 2 stars: 6 (9%)
- 1 stars: 15 (21%)

## Makruk Reviews in Thailand

### *---- "จอดำ"
แอปไม่ดี
-- บาส1401, 2023-10-28

### **--- "แอปหมากรุกไทย"
หน้าจอดำ ในไอโฟน 12
-- pukpui06, 2022-02-22

### *---- "ห่วย"
กลัวแพ้ถึงขนาดกำลังจะชนะต้องเด้งออก ทำเกมส์ไว้เล่นกับพ่อเหอะ
-- paxzcasso, 2021-10-03

### *---- "เกมกากหมา"
โหลดมาแล้วเล่นไม่ได้ พอเข้าเกมดำมืดหมดไม่โหลด เกมกากหมา
-- tgtjgmf, 2021-05-28

### ***-- "เล่นไม่ได้"
เล่นไม่ได้หน้าดำแต็มเจอะสะด้วยเซ็งสัด
-- คิงส, 2021-05-25

### *---- "The game isn’t play"
I’m not play game, because the game in blank.
I’m thinking you reuse the game now please.
Thanks.xx.
-- saily_yy, 2021-05-25

### *---- "IpadOS14.5.1 อัพแล้วเล่นไม่ได้กลายเป็นหน้าดำ"
รบกวนช่วยแก้ให้ด้วย
-- vinyu223, 2021-05-15

### *---- "ห่วย"
ห่วยมากๆ
-- เอ็ก000, 2021-04-17

### *---- "เกมยอดแย่"
ผู้แล่นส่วนมากเป็นคนไทย แต่ทุกครั้งที่กำลังจะชนะผู้เล่นที่มีระดับสูงๆ เกมมักจะดับไปเองตลอด เข้าไหม่ก็ดับอีก ไม่ทัดใด้เดิน เข้าอีกก็ดับอีก เป็นแบบนี้ไปเรื่อย จนเวลาเราเหลือน้อยกว่า จึงทำให้แพ้ไปในที่สุด ทั้งที่เกมและตัวหมากเป็นต่อ มากมาย จึงอนุโลมใด้ว่า มันเป็นเกมแหกตา เพื่อหาสตังค์จากโฆษณาเท่านั้น 
ป.ล : มีผู้เล่นหลายคนที่ มีสถิติ ไม่เคยแพ้ไครเลย จากการเล่นหลายร้อยเกม .... มันแหกตาชัดๆ...ใอ้พวกเลวทำให้สังคมหมากรุกไทยดูแย่
-- บูลส์, 2020-06-02

### ***** "5 ดาว"
ยอดเยี่ยม
-- pairart, 2019-07-19

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- makruk
- thai chess หมากรุก


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