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xiangqi
   

The Chinese game in the chess family, and very popular with Chinese everywhere. The qi element is common to the two names xiangqi and weiqi, the Chinese name for go.

Jangki is the Korean version, played with the same equipment but a somewhat different game.

dej2: Xiangqi is very similar to European Chess. It has 5 pawns, a Chariot that moves like a rook, an Elephant that moves similar to a bishop but is limited to 2 spaces vertical moves and cannot cross into enemy territory, a mounted horse that moves like a knight, A General, that moves one space horizontal or vertical, he must stay in a bounded area called a (palace) he has 2 guards that also stay in the palace, they can only move one space vertically. XiangQi also has a Cannon that moves like a rook but to attack it must have a mount. A mount is a peice that is in-between the cannon and the piece it wants to attack (it does not matter if the mount is your own piece or your opponents). Oh and the Generals cannot move in direct sight of each other. There must be a piece blocking the view if the two generals are to move onto the same collumn.

If you would like to try your hand at XiangQi it can be played at this site: [ext] here



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