Facts about Janggi

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   A distinctive feature of Janggi is that the palace, a marked 3×3 diagonal grid area, confines the movement of the general and guard pieces.

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   The general piece in Janggi, unlike in most chess variants, is not eliminated upon capture but instead its capture marks the end of the game.

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   Unlike chess, Janggi allows the starting positions of certain pieces to be swapped by each player before the game begins.

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   In Janggi, the cannon piece cannot capture or be captured by another cannon, distinguishing it from its xiangqi counterpart.

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   Korean board game Janggi is played on a 9×10 grid and is closely related to Chinese chess, or xiangqi.

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