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Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!)

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Xiangqi, known by many as Chinese Chess may well be the board game played by the largest number of people. It is very popular in China, and gained a small group of players in other parts of the world. Also for people in the West, Xiangqi is a nice game to play. It has interesting strategic and tactical possibilities, with some nice pieces to master (especially, the cannon). Original sets can often be purchased in Chinese shops, found almost everywhere in the world. A little practice makes that one can easily identify the pieces. Even when one is not good in this game, it can be a lot of fun to play it. <b>Recognized Variant of the Month for October 2001.</b>

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The board used for this game has 10 row(s), 9 column(s), 90 cells/squares.
This game is a 2 player game.

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File size:	17.85k
File modified:	August 18 2005 11:59:31 PM
Creation Date:	1996-07-01
Modified Date:	2001-11-01
Author:	Hans L. Bodlaender [info]
Editor:	John William Brown [info]
URL:	xiangqi.html

Comments

Date	Name	Rating	Comment	Edit
Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!)
2005-10-28	andy thomas	None	i really like the cannons in xiangqi... and the fact that the game itself develops more quickly than 'fide' ... also that once the pieces become a bit unbalanced, the 'losing' side still seems to be able to mount an attack... in other words, material superiority is not as important as in 'fide'... one thing i really miss in chinese chess... there are no powerful bishops... but interestingly, the elephant can 'ambush' you because you forgot about it!... i don't know how many pieces i've lost to the otherwise 'weak' elephants... all because i forget, and the elephant does not forget!... i actually prefer xiangqi to 'fide'... i'm probably 'lower intermediate' level in both games... but they sure are fun!... anyway... getting back to the cannon... it is a very interesting piece... probably the single most interesting piece in either fide or xiangqi... when you cross over from fide to xiangqi... the cannon takes the most getting used to... at least that was my experience... finally, another site where you can play xiangqi is 'www.itsyourturn.com'... they have turn-based like brainking... i have seen some clubxiangqi players at iyt too...	View [*]
2005-10-21	laurent	Excellent	PLAY BY EMAIL SERVERS : brainking.com recently included xiangqi!	View [*]
2005-10-14	mandarin123.com	Excellent	Rules are well explained. Just wonder if there's forum dedicated to xiangqi discussion?	View [*]
2005-10-10	Christine Bagley-Jones	None	try out shogi (japanese chess) and you will find another game better than 'classical' chess he he	Edit View [*]
2005-10-10	Dorian Dodo Aleksei	Excellent	I just played Xiangqi today and it charmed me and everybody who played it today. Excellent game. Much better then the classic chess.	View [*]
Number of ratings: 73, Average rating: Good, Number of comments: 94