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CHINESE CHESS
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The History Of Chinese Chess• Chinese Chess is also called XiangQi ( 象棋)
• Evolved from an ancient Chinese game called Liubo that was invented some 3,500 years ago.
• Strategy Game like in military warfare with ‘Generals’, ‘Pawns’, ‘Advisors’ etc.
• Xiang(Elephant ‘ 象’ )= Ivory from Elephant • Qi(piece ‘ 棋’ )= Chess piece.• Han Dynasty Xiang Xi • Bei Zhou Dynasty XiangQi
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The Board
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Layout of Chess Pieces
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Rules of playing Chinese Chess
16 pieces in each army.
Red ALWAYS starts the game.
Think before moving or you will make a mistake.
Shake your opponent’s hand before starting the game.
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Moves of Chinese Chess
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Moves of Chinese Chess• The Rooks [ 车 ] : 9 points– Only 2 Rooks in each army.– They can move forward , left , right and backwards and
can cross the river but it can’t go diagonally.– Placed at the corner of the board.
• The Horses [ 马 ] : 4 points– Only 2 Horses in each army.– Move like an ‘ L’ shape and it can cross the river .– It can’t move where pieces block blocks the horse .Since
it can be blocked , it is very easy to attack it. – Placed next to the Rooks.
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• The Elephants [ 象 ] or [ 相 ] : 2 points– Only 2 Elephants in each army.– May move diagonally only.– It can’t cross the river.
• The Advisors [ 士 ] or [ 仕 ] : 2 points– Only 2 Advisors in 1 army.– Similar to the Elephants.– It can only move diagonally in a box .
• The Cannons [ 炮 ] or [ 砲 ] : 4.5 points– Only 2 Cannons in 1 army. – It’s move is very unique when your piece or your
opponent’s piece blocks the it , it may capture your opponent’s piece behind that blocking piece.
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• The General [ 帅 ] or [ 将 ]:0 points– Only 1 General in each army. – most important piece in the army. – can move only forward or sideways in the box . – Opponent must say “ Check “ when attacking it.– When it’s in check , move it out of check , capture the
checking piece or block the check with another piece.– When it is trapped and can’t escape , the result is
checkmate and who trapped it is the winner.
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• The Soldier [ 兵 ] or [ 卒 ] 1 or 2 points– Only 5 Soldiers in each army.– It can only go 1 step forward when it had not cross the
river yet.– After crossing the river , it can go sideways 1 step and
forward 1 step.
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Websites That You Can Play Chinese Chess
• www.clubxiangqi.com/• www.agame.com/game/chinesechess.html• http://chesscape.com/
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Video About Chinese Chess
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=VqcTaFcFbUA
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpDpdTiM0Wk
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• www.yutopian.com• www.wikipedia.org• www.skookumpete.com
REFERENCES
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