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Chess 2: The Sequel is a chess variant created by David Sirlin and Zachary Burns of Ludeme Games. Sirlin, whose previous design work includes rebalancing Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, approached what he believed to be a problem of rote endgames and static opening games in chess by introducing asymmetrical piece compositions and an additional win condition. [1]
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.
Nguyễn Thị Mai Hưng (born 28 January 1994) is a Vietnamese chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2014). She is a Vietnamese Women's Chess Championship winner (2013), Women's Asian Team Chess Championship team gold winner (2009), World Women's Team Chess Championships individual gold winner (2011), and Asian Games bronze medalist (2010).
Among the structures related to the Imperial City is the Hanoi Flag Tower (Cột cờ Hà Nội). Rising to a height of 33.4 m (41 m with the flag, 60 m including the base), it is a culturally significant landmark and frequently used as a symbol of the city.
The Hồng Bàng period (Vietnamese: thời kỳ Hồng Bàng), [4] also called the Hồng Bàng dynasty, [5] was a legendary ancient period in Vietnamese historiography, spanning from the beginning of the rule of Kinh Dương Vương over the kingdom of Văn Lang (initially called Xích Quỷ) in 2879 BC until the conquest of the state by An Dương Vương in 258 BC.
A playing mat for Bầu cua cá cọp Gambling board with Vietnamese đồng notes used for gambling. Dice used in Bầu cua cá cọp.. Bầu cua cá cọp (lit. ' gourd crab fish tiger '; also Bầu cua tôm cá or Lắc bầu cua) is a Vietnamese gambling game using three dice.
Choy Lee Fut [a] is a Chinese martial art and wushu style, founded in 1836 by Chan Heung (陳享). [2] Choy Li Fut was named to honor the Buddhist monk Choy Fook (蔡褔, Cai Fu) who taught him Choy Gar, and Li Yau-san (李友山) who taught him Li Gar, plus his uncle Chan Yuen-wu (陳遠護), who taught him Hung Kuen, and developed to honor the Buddha and the Shaolin roots of the system.
"Quốc tổ Hùng Vương" by Trọng Nội, 1966, displayed at Independence Palace, Ho Chi Minh City Statue of Hùng Vương at Hùng Temple, Tao Đàn, HCMC. Hùng king (2879 BC – 258 BC; Chữ Hán: 雄王; Vietnamese: Hùng Vương (雄王) or vua Hùng (𤤰雄); Vương means "king" and vua means "monarch; could mean emperor or king") is the title given to the ancient Vietnamese ...