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XBoard/WinBoard also fully support engines that play chess variants, such as Fairy-Max. This means the GUI is able to display a wide range of variants such as xiangqi (Chinese chess), shogi (Japanese chess), makruk (Thai chess), Crazyhouse, Capablanca Chess and many other Western variants on boards of various sizes. It offers a Westernized ...
Many variants of xiangqi have been developed over the centuries. A few of these variants are still regularly played, though none are nearly as popular as xiangqi itself.
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. Xiangqi is in the same family of games as shogi, janggi, Western chess, chaturanga, and Indian chess.
Pages in category "Xiangqi" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Chess King (film) The Chess Master;
He won the national xiangqi championship in 2012, 2016, 2019, and 2023, and the World Xiangqi Championship in 2013, 2017, and 2022. [2] [3] He is considered one of the strongest xiangqi players of all time, holding the No. 1 ranking from 2014 to 2024. [4] He played for the Hangzhou Club, which won the 2023 Xiangqi League. [5]
The diagram shows all the usual xiangqi pieces, except generals are replaced by the kingdom names Wei (魏), Shu (蜀), and Wu (吳) representing the three rival emperors. The Green player has additionally its own distinctive symbols for its elephants (向 xiang), cannons (礮 pao), and soldiers (勇 yong).
Manchu chess [2] (Chinese: 满洲棋; pinyin: Mǎnzhōuqí [3]), also known as Yitong [4] or Yitong chess (Chinese: 一统棋; pinyin: Yìtǒngqí [5]), is a variant of xiangqi. It was created during the Qing dynasty by the Bannermen and was one of the most popular board games among them.
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).