Check out Smess, our featured variant for February, 2025.


[ Help | Earliest Comments | Latest Comments ]
[ List All Subjects of Discussion | Create New Subject of Discussion ]
[ List Earliest Comments Only For Pages | Games | Rated Pages | Rated Games | Subjects of Discussion ]

Comments/Ratings for a Single Item

Earlier ⇧Reverse Order⇩ Later
Kramnik plays Thai Chess. Two sample games of Thai Chess, one by Chess world champion Kramnik.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Poompat wrote on Wed, Mar 9, 2005 07:29 PM UTC:
Just out of curiosity (because I don't know when this page was written),
is the mentioned match between Kramnik and Thai Chess champion still
'ON'?....

But more importantly, if it will happen, that will be great for publicity
of both Chess (int'l) and Thai Chess in Thailand.  And if there is
anything we (www.bangkokchess.com) can do to help, would be nice if
someone contact us....  Why? It would be best, should Kramnik come here,
to play with the best player of Thai Chess in Thailand... Not to
discredit
Mr. Tor Paknam in anyway, but it would be better to have the No.1 Thai
Chess player (FM Suchart Chaivichit) to play with Kramnik (FM Suchart
Chaivichit is acknowledged to be the greatest Thai-Chess player as well
as
top Int'l chess player in Thailand who won a gold-medal in the Chess
Olympiad many years ago, while Mr. Tor Paknam is NOT the Champion of
Thailand)

Ludwig wrote on Fri, Jun 17, 2005 03:55 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
Besides Mr Suchart Chaivichit, the most powerful Thai chess player is Maha Por. He is a monk, so it is not convenient for him to participate in any Thai chess tournaments. He is the most well known and respectful among the greatest players of The chess in Thailand. Why not him? You can ask me for more information at mzludwig@hotmail.com. His brief information Name: Maha Por. Resident: Wat Pradu, Bang Po, Kiakkaim BKK. Thailand

Dr. René Gralla wrote on Wed, Jun 29, 2005 12:12 PM UTC:
Dear Mr. Ludwig,
khup khun krap! Thank you very much for your most valuable informations.
Yes, indeed, I am very much interested to get informations about that
great player of Mak Rook, the most venerable monk Khun Maha Por.
The reason: Actually I am working on the project of a reportage on
Thailand and its unique version of chess; that's why I would like to
meet
Khun Maha Por, if possible. Do you have any more informations about him?
Is
it possible to meet him? Besides one most interesting question: Khun Maha
Por is supposed to be the strongest player of Mak Rook, actually; but if
he is not taking part in tournaments - how come that rating? Has he won
duels - against various strong challengers - that have taken place at the
temple, the Wat Pradu? Has he published basic books or articles on Mak
Rook?
I am thankful for any informations about that.
Dr. René Gralla, Hamburg/Germany, e-mail: <dr.rgralla@t-online.de>
PD. Unfortunately the project of the World Champion of Western Chess
playing against the Champion of Mak Rook has had to be postponed for the
time being, it ha turned out to be impossible to organize sponsoring for
that project.

Dr. René Gralla wrote on Wed, Jun 29, 2005 12:59 PM UTC:
Dear Mr. Ludwig,
khup khun krap! Thank you very much for your most valuable informations.
Yes, indeed, I am very much interested to get informations about that
great player of Mak Rook, the most venerable monk Khun Maha Por.
The reason: Actually I am working on the project of a reportage on
Thailand and its unique version of chess; that's why I would like to
meet
Khun Maha Por, if possible. Do you have any more informations about him?
Is
it possible to meet him? Besides one most interesting question: Khun Maha
Por is supposed to be the strongest player of Mak Rook, actually; but if
he is not taking part in tournaments - how come that rating? Has he won
duels - against various strong challengers - that have taken place at the
temple, the Wat Pradu? Has he published basic books or articles on Mak
Rook?
I am thankful for any informations about that.
Dr. René Gralla, Hamburg/Germany, e-mail: <dr.rgralla@t-online.de>
PD. Unfortunately the project of the World Champion of Western Chess
playing against the Champion of Mak Rook has had to be postponed for the
time being, it ha turned out to be impossible to organize sponsoring for
that project.

Dr. René Gralla wrote on Sun, Jul 3, 2005 11:01 AM UTC:
To all the connaisseurs of the Thai language:
I have to apologize!
In my foregoing commentary I have wanted to say 'thank you' in Thai
language, but unfortunately I have chosen the wrong way of trying to
write
that down.
Now the CORRECT formula - which is, by the way, very useful too if the
reader would like to try out by herself or himself a live-match against a
Thai-born adversary - , as correct as possible by trying to transform the
Thai language (that is using specific letters) into 'farang'-letters:
>> KOP KHUN KRAP! << Thank you!
Dr. René Gralla, Hamburg/Germany

Anonymous wrote on Sun, Jan 13, 2008 09:42 PM UTC:Good ★★★★

Manuel wrote on Thu, Dec 29, 2016 08:57 PM UTC:

Makruk is easier than international chess,the tactic are more easy, strategic only if you have a blocked position   . You have to calculate the endings, many times are DRAWS because the thai makruk rules. A example of  the more played opening defense :  1. Bc2 (more flexible),  Bf7 2 Nd2, Ne7  3 e4, c5 4 Qf2, d5 5 Qe3 ,d5. 6 f4 Qc7 7 Nf3,  Nc6 .8 b4, g5 9 Bb3 , Bg6 10. Bf2, Qd6 11 Kc2,Bc7 .12 a4, b5 =   The queen many time is exhange for  one pawn  to create two chained pawns.


7 comments displayed

Earlier ⇧Reverse Order⇩ Later

Permalink to the exact comments currently displayed.