# Taikyoku Shogi - Piece Movement Reference
Complete movement reference for all 209 piece types and their promoted forms.
## Movement Diagram Legend
```
# piece position
o step (1 square)
2-7 limited range (up to N squares)
| slide unlimited (vertical)
- slide unlimited (horizontal)
/ \ slide unlimited (diagonal)
* jump (leaps over intervening pieces)
. cannot move here
```
Diagrams show movement from **Black's perspective** (forward = up).
**Special abilities** (not fully shown in diagrams):
| Symbol | Meaning |
|--------|---------|
| **Hook** | Slides along a line, then optionally turns 90 degrees and continues sliding |
| **Area** | Takes multiple steps per turn (like a Lion in Chu Shogi) |
| **Range capture** | Flies over any number of pieces, capturing all of lower rank |
| **Igui** | Captures an adjacent piece without leaving its square |
---
## Base Pieces (209)
### Angry Boar (AB)
```
. . . . .
. . . . .
. o # o .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **+FB**
---
### Angle Mover (B)
```
\ . . . /
. \ . / .
. . # . .
. / . \ .
/ . . . \
```
- Promotes to: **Dragon Horse**
---
### Running Bear (BA)
```
. . . . /
. o o / .
. o # o .
. / o o .
/ . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Bear**
---
### Blind Bear (BB)
```
. . . . .
. . . . .
. o # o .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Flying Stag**
---
### Beast Cadet (BC)
```
2 . 2 . 2
. 1 1 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. 1 . 1 .
2 . . . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Beast Officer**
---
### Buddhist Devil (BD)
```
2 . . . 2
. 1 . 1 .
. o # o .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Heavenly Tetrarch**
---
### Bear Soldier (BE)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
2 1 # 1 2
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Strong Bear**
---
### Angle General (BG)
```
. . . . .
. . . . .
. . # . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Rain Demon**
- Range capture: NE, SE, SW, NW
---
### Blind Dog (BI)
```
. . . . .
. o . o .
. o # o .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Fierce Stag**
---
### Blue Dragon (BL)
```
. . | . /
. . | / .
2 1 # 1 2
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Divine Dragon**
---
### Blind Monkey (BM)
```
. . . . .
. . . . .
. o # o .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Flying Stag**
---
### Cannon Soldier (BN)
```
2 . 2 . 2
. 1 1 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Cannon General**
---
### Beast Officer (BO)
```
2 . 2 . 2
. 1 1 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. 1 . 1 .
2 . . . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Beast Bird**
---
### Boar Soldier (BS)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
2 1 # 1 2
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Running Boar**
---
### Blind Tiger (BT)
```
. . . . .
. o . o .
. o # o .
. o o o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Flying Stag**
---
### Copper General (C)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Side Mover**
---
### Capricorn (CA)
```
\ . . . /
. \ o / .
. o # o .
. / o \ .
/ . . . \
```
- Promotes to: **Hook Mover**
- Hook move (diag): slides, then optionally turns 90 degrees
---
### Huai Chicken (CC)
```
. . . . .
. o . o .
. o # o .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Wizard Stork**
---
### Ceramic Dove (CD)
```
\ . 2 . /
. \ 1 / .
2 1 # 1 2
. / 1 \ .
/ . 2 . \
```
---
### Cloud Eagle (CE)
```
2 . . . 2
. 1 o 1 .
. o # o .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Strong Eagle**
---
### Chicken General (CG)
```
. . 2 . .
. . 1 . .
. . # . .
. o . o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Chicken**
---
### Chariot Soldier (CH)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
2 1 # 1 2
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Heavenly Tetrarch King**
---
### Stone Chariot (CI)
```
. . | . .
. o | o .
2 1 # 1 2
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Walking Heron**
---
### Flying Chicken (CK)
```
. . . . .
. o . o .
. o # o .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Raiding Hawk**
---
### Cloud Dragon (CL)
```
\ . . . /
. \ o / .
. o # o .
. / | \ .
/ . | . \
```
- Promotes to: **Great Dragon**
---
### Climbing Monkey (CM)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Fierce Stag**
---
### Center Standard (CN)
```
2 . | . 2
. 1 | 1 .
- - # - -
. 1 | 1 .
2 . | . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Front Standard**
---
### Fowl Officer (CO)
```
2 . 2 . 2
. 1 1 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. 1 . 1 .
2 . . . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Fowl**
---
### Crown Prince (CP)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
. o # o .
. o o o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **King**
---
### Copper Chariot (CR)
```
2 . | . 2
. 1 | 1 .
. . # . .
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Copper Elephant**
---
### Cat Sword (CS)
```
. . . . .
. o . o .
. . # . .
. o . o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Dragon Horse**
---
### Fowl Cadet (CT)
```
2 . 2 . 2
. 1 1 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. 1 . 1 .
2 . . . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Fowl Officer**
---
### Dog (D)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
. . # . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Multi General**
---
### Drunken Elephant (DE)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
. o # o .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Crown Prince**
---
### Roaring Dog (DG)
```
* . . * . . *
. \ . | . / .
. . \ | / . .
* - - # - - *
. . 1 | 1 . .
. 2 . | . 2 .
3 . . * . . 3
```
- Promotes to: **Lion Dog**
---
### Dragon Horse (DH)
```
\ . . . /
. \ o / .
. o # o .
. / o \ .
/ . . . \
```
- Promotes to: **Horned Hawk**
---
### Dragon King (DK)
```
. . | . .
. o | o .
- - # - -
. o | o .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Flying Eagle**
---
### Howling Dog (Left) (DL)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Left Dog**
---
### Fire Demon (DM)
```
. . 2 . .
. . 1 . .
- - # - -
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Fire**
---
### Donkey (DO)
```
. . 2 . .
. . 1 . .
2 1 # 1 2
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
- Promotes to: **Ceramic Dove**
---
### Howling Dog (Right) (DR)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Right Dog**
---
### Dark Spirit (DS)
```
. . . . .
. . o o .
. o # o .
. o o o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Buddhist Spirit**
---
### Deva (DV)
```
. . . . .
. o o . .
. o # o .
. o o o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **King of Teachings**
---
### Earth General (EA)
```
. . . . .
. . o . .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **White Elephant**
---
### Enchanted Badger (EB)
```
. . 2 . .
. . 1 . .
2 1 # 1 2
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
- Promotes to: **Ceramic Dove**
---
### Earth Chariot (EC)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. o # o .
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Reed Bird**
---
### Earth Dragon (ED)
```
. . 2 . .
. o 1 o .
. . # . .
. / o \ .
/ . . . \
```
---
### Fierce Eagle (EG)
```
2 . . . 2
. 1 o 1 .
. o # o .
. 1 . 1 .
2 . . . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Flying Eagle**
---
### Flying Eagle (EL)
```
* . | . *
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. / | \ .
/ . | . \
```
- Promotes to: **Great Eagle**
---
### Eastern Barbarian (ES)
```
. . 2 . .
. o 1 o .
. o # o .
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
- Promotes to: **Lion**
---
### Evil Wolf (EW)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
. o # o .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Poisonous Wolf**
---
### Fire General (F)
```
. . 2 . .
. o 1 o .
. . # . .
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
- Promotes to: **Great General**
---
### Flying Cat (FC)
```
* . . * . . *
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
* . . # . . *
. . o o o . .
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Flying Chariot**
---
### Flying Dragon (FD)
```
* . . . *
. . . . .
. . # . .
. . . . .
* . . . *
```
- Promotes to: **Dragon King**
---
### Free Eagle (FE)
```
* . . * . . *
. * . * . * .
. . \ | / . .
* * - # - * *
. . / | \ . .
. * . * . * .
* . . * . . *
```
- Igui: captures adjacent piece without moving
---
### Fragrant Elephant (FG)
```
2 . 2 . 2
. 1 1 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. 1 1 1 .
2 . 2 . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Elephant King**
---
### Flying Horse (FH)
```
2 . . . 2
. 1 . 1 .
. . # . .
. 1 . 1 .
2 . . . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Free King**
---
### Fire Dragon (FI)
```
2 . | . 2
. 1 | 1 .
- - # - -
. 1 | 1 .
2 . | . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Kirin Master**
---
### Fierce Leopard (FL)
```
. . . . .
. . o . .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Angle Mover**
---
### Forest Demon (FO)
```
\ . 2 . /
. \ 1 / .
2 1 # 1 2
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Thunder Runner**
---
### Free Pup (FP)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
2 1 # 1 2
. o | o .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Dog**
---
### Free Demon (FR)
```
\ . 2 . /
. \ 1 / .
- - # - -
. / 1 \ .
/ . 2 . \
```
- Promotes to: **Free King**
---
### Flying Swallow (FS)
```
\ . . . /
. \ . / .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Flying Chariot**
---
### Free Dream-eater (FT)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
2 1 # 1 2
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free King**
---
### Flying Goose (FY)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Swallow's Wings**
---
### Gold General (G)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
. o # o .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Flying Chariot**
---
### Go-between (GB)
```
. . . . .
. . o . .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Drunken Elephant**
---
### Gold Chariot (GC)
```
. . | . .
. o | o .
2 1 # 1 2
. o | o .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Playful Parrot**
---
### Great Dragon (GD)
```
\ . 2 . /
. \ 1 / .
. . # . .
. / 1 \ .
/ . 2 . \
```
- Promotes to: **Ancient Dragon**
---
### Great Standard (GE)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. 1 | 1 .
2 . | . 2
```
---
### Great General (GG)
```
. . . . .
. . . . .
. . # . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Range capture: N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
---
### Gold Stag (GL)
```
\ . . . /
. \ . / .
. . # . .
. 1 . 1 .
2 . . . 2
```
- Promotes to: **White Foal**
---
### Great Master (GM)
```
* . . * . . *
. \ . | . / .
. . \ | / . .
3 2 1 # 1 2 3
. . 1 | 1 . .
. 2 . | . 2 .
3 . . | . . 3
```
---
### Wood General (GN)
```
2 . . . 2
. 1 . 1 .
. . # . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **White Elephant**
---
### Gold Bird (GO)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. 1 | 1 .
2 . | . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Free Bird**
---
### Great Dove (GR)
```
\ . 2 . /
. \ 1 / .
2 1 # 1 2
. / 1 \ .
/ . 2 . \
```
- Promotes to: **Wooden Dove**
---
### Great Stag (GS)
```
* . | . *
. . | . .
- - # - -
. 1 | 1 .
2 . | . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Free Stag**
---
### Great Turtle (GT)
```
\ . * . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. / | \ .
/ . * . \
```
- Promotes to: **Spirit Turtle**
---
### Guardian of the Gods (GU)
```
. . 2 . .
. . 1 . .
2 1 # 1 2
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
- Promotes to: **Heavenly Tetrarch**
---
### Horse General (H)
```
. . 2 . .
. o 1 o .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Horse**
---
### Ram's-head Soldier (HE)
```
\ . . . /
. \ . / .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Tiger Soldier**
---
### Horned Hawk (HF)
```
\ . * . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. / | \ .
/ . | . \
```
- Promotes to: **Great Hawk**
---
### Hook Mover (HM)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
- - # - -
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
- Hook move (orth): slides, then optionally turns 90 degrees
---
### Horseman (HO)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
2 1 # 1 2
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Cavalier**
---
### Running Horse (HR)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
. . # . .
. . o . .
* . . . *
```
- Promotes to: **Free Demon**
---
### Horse Soldier (HS)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
2 1 # 1 2
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Running Horse**
---
### Iron General (I)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
. . # . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **White Elephant**
---
### King (K)
```
2 . 2 . 2
. 1 1 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. 1 1 1 .
2 . 2 . 2
```
---
### Kirin Master (KM)
```
\ . . * . . /
. \ . | . / .
. . \ | / . .
3 2 1 # 1 2 3
. . / | \ . .
. / . | . \ .
/ . . * . . \
```
---
### Kirin (KR)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
* . # . *
. o o o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Gold Bird**
---
### Incense Chariot (L)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **White Foal**
---
### Longbow Soldier (LB)
```
2 . | . 2
. 1 | 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Longbow General**
---
### Left Chariot (LC)
```
. . | . /
. . | / .
. o # . .
. / . . .
/ . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Left Iron Chariot**
---
### Lion Dog (LD)
```
* . . * . . *
. \ . | . / .
. . \ | / . .
* - - # - - *
. . / | \ . .
. / . | . \ .
* . . * . . *
```
- Promotes to: **Great Elephant**
---
### Left Dragon (LE)
```
. . . . /
. . . / .
2 1 # - -
. . . \ .
. . . . \
```
- Promotes to: **Vermillion Sparrow**
---
### Left General (LG)
```
. . . . .
. . o o .
. . # o .
. . o o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Left Army**
---
### Lion Hawk (LI)
```
* * * * *
* \ o / *
* o # o *
* / o \ *
* * * * *
```
- Area move: up to 2 steps per turn
- Igui: captures adjacent piece without moving
---
### Little Turtle (LL)
```
\ . * . /
. \ | / .
2 1 # 1 2
. / | \ .
/ . * . \
```
- Promotes to: **Treasure Turtle**
---
### Lion (LN)
```
* * * * *
* o o o *
* o # o *
* o o o *
* * * * *
```
- Promotes to: **Furious Fiend**
- Area move: up to 2 steps per turn
- Igui: captures adjacent piece without moving
---
### Tengu (LO)
```
\ . . . /
. \ . / .
. . # . .
. / . \ .
/ . . . \
```
- Hook move (diag): slides, then optionally turns 90 degrees
---
### Leopard Soldier (LP)
```
2 . | . 2
. 1 | 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Running Leopard**
---
### Little Standard (LS)
```
2 . | . 2
. 1 | 1 .
- - # - -
. o | o .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Rear Standard**
---
### Left Tiger (LT)
```
. . . . /
. o . / .
. . # - -
. o . \ .
. . . . \
```
- Promotes to: **Turtle-snake**
---
### Mountain General (M)
```
2 . . . 2
. 1 o 1 .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Mount Tai**
---
### Mountain Hawk (MF)
```
\ . * . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. 1 | 1 .
2 . | . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Horned Hawk**
---
### Side Monkey (MK)
```
. . . . .
. o . o .
- - # - -
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Side Soldier**
---
### Left Mountain Eagle (ML)
```
* . | . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. / | 1 .
/ . | . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Flying Eagle**
---
### Right Mountain Eagle (MR)
```
\ . | . *
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. 1 | \ .
2 . | . \
```
- Promotes to: **Flying Eagle**
---
### Mountain Stag (MS)
```
2 . . . 2
. 1 o 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
- Promotes to: **Great Stag**
---
### Center Master (MT)
```
* . * . *
. \ | / .
2 1 # 1 2
. 1 | 1 .
2 . * . 2
```
---
### Cassia Horse (N)
```
. * . * .
. . . . .
. . # . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Side Soldier**
---
### Northern Barbarian (NB)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
2 1 # 1 2
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Wooden Dove**
---
### Neighboring King (NK)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
. o # o .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Front Standard**
---
### Fierce Wolf (NT)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
. . # . .
. o . o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Bear's Eyes**
---
### Ox General (O)
```
. . 2 . .
. o 1 o .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Ox**
---
### Ox Chariot (OC)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Plodding Ox**
---
### Old Kite (OK)
```
2 . . . 2
. 1 . 1 .
. o # o .
. 1 . 1 .
2 . . . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Tengu**
---
### Old Monkey (OM)
```
. . . . .
. o . o .
. . # . .
. o o o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Mountain Witch**
---
### Old Rat (OR)
```
. . . . .
. . o . .
. . # . .
. o . o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Mocking Bird**
---
### Ox Soldier (OS)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
2 1 # 1 2
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Running Ox**
---
### Swooping Owl (OW)
```
. . . . .
. . o . .
. . # . .
. o . o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Cloud Eagle**
---
### Flying Ox (OX)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
. . # . .
. / | \ .
/ . | . \
```
- Promotes to: **Fire Ox**
---
### Pawn (P)
```
. . . . .
. . o . .
. . # . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Gold General**
---
### Peacock (PC)
```
\ . . . /
. \ . / .
. . # . .
. 1 . 1 .
2 . . . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Tengu**
- Hook move (diag): slides, then optionally turns 90 degrees
---
### Peng Master (PE)
```
* . . | . . *
. \ . | . / .
. . \ | / . .
3 2 1 # 1 2 3
. . 1 | 1 . .
. 2 . | . 2 .
3 . . | . . 3
```
---
### Pup General (PG)
```
. . 2 . .
. o 1 o .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Pup**
---
### Phoenix (PH)
```
* . . . *
. . o . .
. o # o .
. . o . .
* . . . *
```
- Promotes to: **Gold Bird**
---
### Pig General (PI)
```
2 . . . 2
. 1 . 1 .
. . # . .
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Pig**
---
### Phoenix Master (PM)
```
* . . | . . *
. \ . | . / .
. . \ | / . .
3 2 1 # 1 2 3
. . / | \ . .
. / . | . \ .
/ . . | . . \
```
---
### Prancing Stag (PR)
```
2 . . . 2
. 1 . 1 .
. o # o .
. 1 . 1 .
2 . . . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Square Mover**
---
### Poisonous Serpent (PS)
```
. . 2 . .
. o 1 o .
2 1 # 1 2
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Hook Mover**
---
### Free King (Q)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. / | \ .
/ . | . \
```
- Promotes to: **Great General**
---
### Flying Chariot (R)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
- - # - -
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Dragon King**
---
### Rain Dragon (RA)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
- - # - -
. / | \ .
/ . | . \
```
- Promotes to: **Great Dragon**
---
### Rushing Bird (RB)
```
. . 2 . .
. o 1 o .
. o # o .
. o . o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Demon**
---
### Right Chariot (RC)
```
\ . | . .
. \ | . .
. . # o .
. . . \ .
. . . . \
```
- Promotes to: **Right Iron Chariot**
---
### Reclining Dragon (RD)
```
. . . . .
. . o . .
. o # o .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Great Dragon**
---
### River General (RE)
```
. . 2 . .
. o 1 o .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Huai River**
---
### Right General (RG)
```
. . . . .
. o o . .
. o # . .
. o o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Right Army**
---
### Running Chariot (RH)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
. o # o .
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Cannon Chariot**
---
### Right Dragon (RI)
```
\ . . . .
. \ . . .
- - # 1 2
. / . . .
/ . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Blue Dragon**
---
### Running Stag (RN)
```
\ . . . /
. \ . / .
- - # - -
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Stag**
---
### Flying General (RO)
```
. . . . .
. . . . .
. . # . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Flying Crocodile**
- Range capture: N, E, S, W
---
### Running Pup (RP)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. / o . .
/ . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Leopard**
---
### Running Rabbit (RR)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
. . # . .
. o o o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Treacherous Fox**
---
### Rear Standard (RS)
```
2 . | . 2
. 1 | 1 .
- - # - -
. 1 | 1 .
2 . | . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Center Standard**
---
### Running Tiger (RT)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. . o \ .
. . . . \
```
- Promotes to: **Free Tiger**
---
### Running Serpent (RU)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. / o . .
/ . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Serpent**
---
### Reverse Chariot (RV)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Whale**
---
### Running Wolf (RW)
```
\ . . . /
. \ o / .
- - # - -
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Wolf**
---
### Silver General (S)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
. . # . .
. o . o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Vertical Mover**
---
### Side Boar (SA)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
- - # - -
. o o o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Bird**
---
### Crossbow Soldier (SC)
```
2 . 2 . 2
. 1 1 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Crossbow General**
---
### Front Standard (SD)
```
2 . | . 2
. 1 | 1 .
- - # - -
. 1 | 1 .
2 . | . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Great Standard**
---
### Sword Soldier (SE)
```
. . . . .
. o . o .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Sword General**
---
### Side Flyer (SF)
```
. . . . .
. o . o .
- - # - -
. o . o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Side Dragon**
---
### Stone General (SG)
```
. . . . .
. o . o .
. . # . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **White Elephant**
---
### Side Dragon (SI)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
- - # - -
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Running Dragon**
---
### Side Soldier (SL)
```
. . 2 . .
. . 1 . .
- - # - -
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Water Ox**
---
### Side Mover (SM)
```
. . . . .
. . o . .
- - # - -
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Bird**
---
### Coiled Serpent (SN)
```
. . . . .
. . o . .
. . # . .
. o o o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Coiled Dragon**
---
### Soldier (SO)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
. o # o .
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Cavalier**
---
### Spear Soldier (SP)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. o # o .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Spear General**
---
### Square Mover (SQ)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
- - # - -
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Strong Chariot**
---
### Silver Rabbit (SR)
```
2 . . . 2
. 1 . 1 .
. . # . .
. / . \ .
/ . . . \
```
- Promotes to: **Whale**
---
### Side Serpent (SS)
```
. . 2 . .
. . 1 . .
- - # - -
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Great Shark**
---
### Strutting Crow (ST)
```
. . . . .
. . o . .
. . # . .
. o . o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Flying Hawk**
---
### Southern Barbarian (SU)
```
. . 2 . .
. o 1 o .
. o # o .
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
- Promotes to: **Gold Bird**
---
### Silver Chariot (SV)
```
2 . | . 2
. 1 | 1 .
. . # . .
. o | o .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Goose Wing**
---
### Swallow's Wings (SW)
```
. . . . .
. . o . .
- - # - -
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Gliding Swallow**
---
### Side Ox (SX)
```
. . . . .
. . . o .
- - # - -
. o . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Flying Ox**
---
### Tile General (T)
```
. . . . .
. o . o .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **White Elephant**
---
### Tile Chariot (TC)
```
. . | . .
. . | o .
. . # . .
. o | . .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Running Tile**
---
### Turtle Dove (TD)
```
2 . . . 2
. 1 . 1 .
. o # o .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Great Dove**
---
### Treacherous Fox (TF)
```
\ . . * . . /
. * . * . * .
. . \ | / . .
* * - # - * *
. . / | \ . .
. * . * . * .
/ . . * . . \
```
- Promotes to: **Mountain Crane**
---
### Fierce Tiger (TG)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Great Tiger**
---
### Turtle-snake (TS)
```
. . . . /
. o o / .
. o # o .
. / o o .
/ . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Divine Turtle**
---
### Right Tiger (TT)
```
\ . . . .
. \ . o .
- - # . .
. / . o .
/ . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **White Tiger**
---
### Fierce Bear (VB)
```
2 . . . 2
. 1 o 1 .
. o # o .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Great Bear**
---
### Fierce Dragon (VD)
```
. . 2 . .
. . 1 . .
2 1 # 1 2
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
- Promotes to: **Great Dragon**
- Range capture: NE, SE, SW, NW
---
### Vertical Bear (VE)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
2 1 # 1 2
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Bear**
---
### Vice General (VG)
```
. . * . .
. . . . .
* . # . *
. . . . .
. . * . .
```
- Promotes to: **Great General**
- Range capture: NE, SE, SW, NW
---
### Vertical Horse (VH)
```
. . | . .
. o | o .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Dragon Horse**
---
### Vermillion Sparrow (VI)
```
\ . . . .
. \ o o .
. o # o .
. o o \ .
. . . . \
```
- Promotes to: **Divine Sparrow**
---
### Vertical Leopard (VL)
```
. . | . .
. o | o .
. o # o .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Great Leopard**
---
### Vertical Mover (VM)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. o # o .
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Flying Ox**
---
### Fierce Ox (VO)
```
\ . . . /
. \ o / .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Flying Ox**
---
### Vertical Pup (VP)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. o o o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Leopard King**
---
### Vertical Soldier (VR)
```
. . 2 . .
. . 1 . .
- - # - -
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Chariot Soldier**
---
### Fierce Stag (VS)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
. . # . .
. o . o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Rushing Boar**
---
### Vertical Tiger (VT)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Tiger**
---
### Vertical Wolf (VW)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. o # o .
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
- Promotes to: **Running Wolf**
---
### Whale (W)
```
\ . . . /
. \ . / .
. . # . .
. / | \ .
/ . | . \
```
- Promotes to: **Great Whale**
---
### Water Dragon (WA)
```
2 . | . 2
. 1 | 1 .
- - # - -
. 1 | 1 .
2 . | . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Phoenix Master**
---
### Water Ox (WB)
```
. . | . .
. o | o .
2 1 # 1 2
. o | o .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Great Dream-eater**
---
### Wood Chariot (WC)
```
. . | . .
. o | . .
. . # . .
. . | o .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Wind Snapping Turtle**
---
### Wind Dragon (WD)
```
\ . . . /
. \ . / .
- - # - -
. o . \ .
. . . . \
```
- Promotes to: **Free Dragon**
---
### White Elephant (WE)
```
2 . 2 . 2
. 1 1 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. 1 1 1 .
2 . 2 . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Elephant King**
---
### Side Wolf (WF)
```
. . . . .
. o . . .
- - # - -
. . . o .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Free Wolf**
---
### Water General (WG)
```
2 . . . 2
. 1 o 1 .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Vice General**
---
### White Foal (WH)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
. . # . .
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
- Promotes to: **Great Foal**
---
### Wind Horse (WI)
```
. . | . .
. o | o .
. . # . .
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
- Promotes to: **Heavenly Horse**
---
### Woodland Demon (WL)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
2 1 # 1 2
. 1 | 1 .
2 . | . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Stone Peng**
---
### Wind General (WN)
```
. . 2 . .
. o 1 o .
2 1 # 1 2
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Fierce Wind**
---
### Wooden Dove (WO)
```
* . . . . . *
. \ . 2 . / .
. . \ 1 / . .
. 2 1 # 1 2 .
. . / 1 \ . .
. / . 2 . \ .
* . . . . . *
```
---
### Sumo Wrestler (WR)
```
2 . . . 2
. 1 . 1 .
. . # . .
. 1 . 1 .
2 . . . 2
```
- Promotes to: **Heavenly Tetrarch**
---
### Western Barbarian (WS)
```
. . 2 . .
. o 1 o .
. o # o .
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
- Promotes to: **Lion Dog**
---
### White Tiger (WT)
```
\ . 2 . .
. \ 1 . .
- - # - -
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
- Promotes to: **Divine Tiger**
---
### Nature Spirit (YA)
```
. . . . .
. o . o .
2 1 # 1 2
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
- Promotes to: **Heavenly Tetrarch**
---
## Promoted-Only Pieces (92)
### Ancient Dragon (+ADR)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
. . # . .
. / | \ .
/ . | . \
```
---
### Beast Bird (+BBR)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
2 1 # 1 2
. / 1 \ .
/ . 2 . \
```
---
### Bear's Eyes (+BEY)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
. o # o .
. o o o .
. . . . .
```
---
### Buddhist Spirit (+BSP)
```
* * * * *
* \ | / *
* - # - *
* / | \ *
* * * * *
```
- Area move: up to 2 steps per turn
- Igui: captures adjacent piece without moving
---
### Crossbow General (+CBG)
```
2 . | . 2
. 1 | 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
---
### Cannon Chariot (+CCH)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
. o # o .
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
---
### Coiled Dragon (+CDR)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. / | \ .
/ . | . \
```
---
### Copper Elephant (+CEL)
```
. . | . .
. o | o .
. . # . .
. o | o .
. . | . .
```
---
### Cannon General (+CNG)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
2 1 # 1 2
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
---
### Cavalier (+CVL)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
---
### Divine Dragon (+DDR)
```
. . | . /
. . | / .
2 1 # - -
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
---
### Divine Sparrow (+DSP)
```
\ . . . .
. \ o o .
. o # o .
. / o \ .
/ . . . \
```
---
### Divine Tiger (+DTI)
```
\ . | . .
. \ | . .
- - # - -
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
---
### Divine Turtle (+DTU)
```
. . . . /
. o o / .
. o # o .
. / o \ .
/ . . . \
```
---
### Elephant King (+EKI)
```
\ . 2 . /
. \ 1 / .
2 1 # 1 2
. / 1 \ .
/ . 2 . \
```
---
### Free Bear (+FBR)
```
. . . . /
. o o / .
. o # o .
. / o \ .
/ . . . \
```
---
### Free Boar (+FBI)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
- - # - -
. 1 | 1 .
2 . | . 2
```
---
### Free Chicken (+FCK)
```
. . | . .
. o | o .
. o # o .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
---
### Flying Crocodile (+FCR)
```
2 . . . 2
. 1 . 1 .
. . # . .
. 1 . 1 .
2 . . . 2
```
- Range capture: N, E, S, W
---
### Free Dog (+FDG)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
2 1 # 1 2
. o | o .
. . | . .
```
---
### Free Dragon (+FDR)
```
\ . . . /
. \ . / .
- - # - -
. / | \ .
/ . | . \
```
---
### Furious Fiend (+FFI)
```
* * * * *
* 1 1 1 *
* 1 # 1 *
* 1 1 1 *
* * * * *
```
- Area move: up to 2 steps per turn
- Igui: captures adjacent piece without moving
---
### Free Fire (+FFR)
```
. . 2 . .
. . 1 . .
- - # - -
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
---
### Flying Hawk (+FHK)
```
\ . . . /
. \ o / .
. . # . .
. / . \ .
/ . . . \
```
---
### Free Horse (+FHO)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
---
### Free Leopard (+FLE)
```
\ . . . /
. \ . / .
- - # - -
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
---
### Fowl (+FOW)
```
2 . 2 . 2
. 1 1 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. 1 . 1 .
2 . . . 2
```
---
### Free Ox (+FOX)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
---
### Fire Ox (+FOI)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. o # o .
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
---
### Free Pig (+FPI)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
---
### Free Serpent (+FSE)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. / | \ .
/ . | . \
```
---
### Flying Stag (+FSG)
```
. . | . .
. o | o .
. o # o .
. o | o .
. . | . .
```
---
### Free Stag (+FST)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. / | \ .
/ . | . \
```
---
### Free Tiger (+FTI)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
---
### Fierce Wind (+FWI)
```
. . | . .
. o | o .
. . # . .
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
---
### Free Wolf (+FWO)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
---
### Great Bear (+GBR)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
. o # o .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
---
### Great Dream-eater (+GDE)
```
\ . . | . . /
. \ . | . / .
. . \ | / . .
* - - # - - *
. . / | \ . .
. / . | . \ .
/ . . | . . \
```
---
### Great Eagle (+GEA)
```
* . | . *
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. / | \ .
/ . | . \
```
---
### Great Elephant (+GEL)
```
2 . | . 2
. 1 | 1 .
- - # - -
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
---
### Great Foal (+GFO)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
. . # . .
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
---
### Great Hawk (+GHK)
```
\ . * . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. / | \ .
/ . | . \
```
---
### Great Shark (+GSH)
```
2 . | . 2
. 1 | 1 .
- - # - -
. 1 | 1 .
2 . | . 2
```
---
### Gliding Swallow (+GSW)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
- - # - -
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
---
### Great Tiger (+GTI)
```
. . . . .
. . o . .
- - # - -
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
---
### Great Leopard (+GLE)
```
2 . | . 2
. 1 | 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
---
### Great Whale (+GWH)
```
\ . . . /
. \ . / .
. . # . .
. / | \ .
/ . | . \
```
---
### Goose Wing (+GWI)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
2 1 # 1 2
. o o o .
. . . . .
```
---
### Heavenly Horse (+HHO)
```
. * | * .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. . . . .
. * . * .
```
---
### Huai River (+HRI)
```
. . . . .
. . o . .
- - # - -
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
---
### Heavenly Tetrarch (+HT)
```
2 . 2 . 2
. 1 1 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. 1 1 1 .
2 . 2 . 2
```
---
### Heavenly Tetrarch King (+HTK)
```
* . * . *
. \ | / .
* - # - *
. / | \ .
* . * . *
```
---
### King of Teachings (+KTE)
```
* . . * . . *
. \ . | . / .
. . \ | / . .
* - - # - - *
. . / | \ . .
. / . | . \ .
* . . * . . *
```
---
### Left Army (+LAR)
```
\ . . . .
. \ o o .
- - # o .
. / o o .
/ . . . .
```
---
### Longbow General (+LBG)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
2 1 # 1 2
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
---
### Left Dog (+LDG)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. . o \ .
. . . . \
```
---
### Left Iron Chariot (+LIC)
```
. . . . /
. . . / .
. o # . .
. / . \ .
/ . . . \
```
---
### Leopard King (+LKI)
```
2 . 2 . 2
. 1 1 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. 1 1 1 .
2 . 2 . 2
```
---
### Mocking Bird (+MBI)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
. . # . .
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
---
### Mountain Crane (+MCR)
```
* . . * . . *
. * . * . * .
. . \ | / . .
* * - # - * *
. . / | \ . .
. * . * . * .
* . . * . . *
```
---
### Mount Tai (+MTA)
```
\ . 2 . /
. \ 1 / .
2 1 # 1 2
. / . \ .
/ . . . \
```
---
### Multi General (+MUG)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
. . # . .
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
---
### Mountain Witch (+MWI)
```
\ . . . /
. \ . / .
. . # . .
. / | \ .
/ . | . \
```
---
### Plodding Ox (+POX)
```
. . | . .
. o | o .
. . # . .
. o | o .
. . | . .
```
---
### Playful Parrot (+PPR)
```
2 . | . 2
. 1 | 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. 1 | 1 .
2 . | . 2
```
---
### Poisonous Wolf (+PWO)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
. o # o .
. o o o .
. . . . .
```
---
### Right Army (+RAR)
```
. . . . /
. o o / .
. o # - -
. o o \ .
. . . . \
```
---
### Reed Bird (+RBI)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
2 1 # 1 2
. 1 | 1 .
2 . | . 2
```
---
### Running Boar (+RBO)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
- - # - -
. o o o .
. . . . .
```
---
### Right Dog (+RDG)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
. . # . .
. / o . .
/ . . . .
```
---
### Rain Demon (+RDM)
```
. . 2 . .
. . 1 . .
2 1 # 1 2
. 1 | 1 .
2 . | . 2
```
---
### Running Dragon (+RDR)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
---
### Raiding Hawk (+RHK)
```
. . | . .
. o | o .
. o # o .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
---
### Right Iron Chariot (+RIC)
```
\ . . . .
. \ . . .
. . # o .
. / . \ .
/ . . . \
```
---
### Running Leopard (+RLE)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
2 1 # 1 2
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
---
### Running Ox (+ROX)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
---
### Running Tile (+RTI)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
2 1 # 1 2
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
---
### Rushing Boar (+RUB)
```
. . . . .
. o o o .
. o # o .
. . . . .
. . . . .
```
---
### Strong Bear (+SBR)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
---
### Strong Chariot (+SCH)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
---
### Strong Eagle (+SEA)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
- - # - -
. / | \ .
/ . | . \
```
---
### Stone Peng (+SPE)
```
\ . . . /
. \ . / .
2 1 # 1 2
. / . \ .
/ . . . \
```
---
### Spear General (+SPG)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
2 1 # 1 2
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
---
### Spirit Turtle (+SPT)
```
\ . . * . . /
. \ . | . / .
. . \ | / . .
* - - # - - *
. . / | \ . .
. / . | . \ .
/ . . * . . \
```
---
### Sword General (+SWG)
```
2 . 2 . 2
. 1 1 1 .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
---
### Thunder Runner (+THR)
```
\ . | . /
. \ | / .
2 1 # 1 2
. . 1 . .
. . 2 . .
```
---
### Treasure Turtle (+TRT)
```
\ . * . /
. \ | / .
* - # - *
. / | \ .
/ . * . \
```
---
### Tiger Soldier (+TSO)
```
\ . 2 . /
. \ 1 / .
. . # . .
. . o . .
. . . . .
```
---
### Walking Heron (+WHR)
```
2 . | . 2
. 1 | 1 .
2 1 # 1 2
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
---
### Wizard Stork (+WST)
```
\ . . . /
. \ . / .
- - # - -
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
---
### Wind Snapping Turtle (+WST2)
```
2 . | . 2
. 1 | 1 .
. . # . .
. . | . .
. . | . .
```
---
### Free Bird (+FBI)
```
. . | . .
. . | . .
- - # - -
. 1 | 1 .
2 . | . 2
```
---