Xiangqi, also called Chinese chess, is a strategy board game for two players. It is one of the most popular board games in China.
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Tactical difference between chess and Chinese chess
Is there any difference in tactics between chess and Chinese chess? If so, which one is the most fun? What are the important things to learn from it?
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Why is Chinese chess (xiangqi) harder for computers than international chess?
Why is Chinese chess (xiangqi) harder for computers than international chess?
When one looks at Chinese chess in comparison to international chess, one cannot help but notice how extremely limited several of the pieces are:
Kings are confined to 9…
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The Chess960 analogue in shogi, xiangqi, etc
Bobby Fischer said
In chess so much depends on opening theory, so the champions before the last century did not know as much as I do and other players do about opening theory. So if you just brought them back from the dead they wouldn’t do well.…
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Controversy over the Xiangqi cannon piece?
When reviewing the nature of the pieces of various chess variants, namely the xiangqi cannon, I asked about its history. I was surprised that the dates of its mentions did not match 8th century Xiangqi and the invention of the cannon in the 12th…
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Xiangqi symbols in Unicode
Since Chess symbols are part of Unicode, I would like to know if Xiangqi symbols would be too.
If they are, where can we find them?
If they are not, is there a way to find some... in Unicode for instance?
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Chinese Chess online (Xiangqi)
I was curious about this question, I watched two videos and learned a bit about Chinese Chess. Where can one play it online? What site has the biggest online Chinese chess community, where you can play against computers or challenge other…
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XiangQi (Chinese chess) textbook or video tutorial
I know how the pieces move and understand basics, like forks and pins. Now I am looking for additional tutorials in English. So far, I've only found this book: "Introduction to Chinese Chess (XiangQi) for International Chess Players".
Can you…
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On how to learn Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) or Shogi (Japanese Chess)
I learned international chess using the tutorials in Ubisoft's Chessmaster, alongside doing tactical and strategical exercises from books, studying master games, and from playing.
I want to learn how to play Xiangqi or Shogi. What resources would…
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Does the Chinese chess (xiangqi) board at Beijing's 东四 subway station have any significance?
There's a 象棋 board on one of the platforms of Beijing's 东四 subway station; I took some photos of it:
I tried my best to get decent photos of it, but it's hard to get the angle right, and there's lots of people at the subway. Wikipedia has this…
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An objective measure of the difference in strength between top programs and top human players in the four most popular forms of chess?
Is there an objective measure of the superiority (or otherwise) that the strongest computer programs enjoy over the strongest human players which can be compared across the four main forms of chess, namely western chess, xiang qi (Chinese chess),…
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Blindfold game records of chess and xiangqi
According to Wikipedia, Timur Gareyev played 48 opponents with a mask before his eyes and sitting on an exercise bike, resulting in 35 wins, 7 draws, and 6 losses. On the other hand, the record for blindfold xiangqi is only 26 opponents. It seems…
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How good is Ding Liren in xiangqi (Chinese chess)?
Just wonder, what is the level of Ding Liren in Chinese chess (xiangqi)?
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