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English: A xiangqi board in the starting position. The black pieces would normally be facing the player, but here they are rotated to be readable. The black pieces would normally be facing the player, but here they are rotated to be readable.
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Pieces for en:Xiangqi (a Chinese form of chess). The two sides (red and black) have different characters for the same piece. This image shows the traditional characters. The "general" pieces. Date: 21 December 2008: Source: Own work: Author: Inductiveload: Permission (Reusing this file) Own work, all rights released (Public domain)
The board displays the traditional xiangqi "river", but with three arms separating the three opponent confrontations. Subsequent to Game of the Three Kingdoms, similar three-player xiangqi variants emerged utilizing half-boards but with different center-connecting geometries and corresponding rules.
Xiangqi (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː ŋ tʃ i /; Chinese: 象棋; pinyin: xiàngqí), commonly known as Chinese chess or elephant chess, is a strategy board game for two players. It is the most popular board game in China.
Game of the Three Friends (Chinese: 三友棋, Pinyin: Sān-yǒu-qí ; also called Sanyou Qi or Three Friends Chess) is a three-player variant of the game xiangqi ("Chinese chess"). It was invented by Zheng Jinde ( Chinese : 鄭晉德 , Zhèng Jìndé ) during the Qing dynasty (1661–1722 AD).