xiangqi

Noun

Meaning

xiangqi (uncountable)

Chinese chess; a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in China.

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A Y-shaped river divides the board into three gem-shaped territories, each containing the grid found on one side of a xiangqi board, but distorted to make the game playable by three people. Source: Internet

It is played on a Y-shaped board with a full army of xiangqi pieces set up at the end of each of the board's three wide radii. Source: Internet

From there, they spread to the rest of the world, and one offshoot evolved into modern xiangqi in China, possibly influenced by other games already played there. Source: Internet

San Guo Qi " Game of the Three Kingdoms " is played on a special hexagonal board with three xiangqi armies (red, blue, and green) vying for dominance. Source: Internet

For example, club xiangqi rules allow a player to check or chase six consecutive times using one piece, twelve times using two pieces, and eighteen times using three pieces before considering the action perpetual. Source: Internet

In xiangqi, a player—often with material or positional disadvantage—may attempt to check or chase pieces in a way such that the moves fall in a cycle, forcing the opponent to draw the game. Source: Internet

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