A Beginners Guide To Xiangqi Chinese Elephant Chess
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A Beginners Guide To Xiangqi Chinese Elephant Chess
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Author : Tyler Rea
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2014-08-29
A Beginners Guide To Xiangqi Chinese Elephant Chess written by Tyler Rea and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-29 with Games & Activities categories.
A Beginners Guide to Xiangqi Chinese Elephant Chess covers the play & details of China's most popular board game. The layout of the playing board, movement and capturing tactics of the Xiangqi pieces, 2 standard example games, Do's and Don't of opening play, Checkmate methods and Glossary of terms.
The Best Way To Learn Chinese Chess Or Xiangqi For Beginners
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Author : Norman Chan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-12-05
The Best Way To Learn Chinese Chess Or Xiangqi For Beginners written by Norman Chan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-05 with Games & Activities categories.
Chinese Chess or Xiangqi (Elephant chess in Chinese) is an ancient board game popular in China for centuries. In recent times, its popularity has exploded with millions of international players and a world tournament with millions in cash prizes. Reinventing the traditional Chinese chess game, the author incorporates innovative strategies of defense and offense on a repositioned game board. This new game system will inspire traditional players and entice novice ones. Written with over five hundred diagrams with detailed illustrations and easy-to-read language, the reader will enjoy the creative presentations. This is a must read for players of all levels and is a fresh adaptation of an ancient game. The author: Norman L. Chan New York City, New York United States of America Mailing address: Post Office Box 640696 Oakland Gardens, New York New York, USA 11364 Email address: [email protected]
Chinese Chess
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Author : H. T. Lau
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2003-08-15
Chinese Chess written by H. T. Lau and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08-15 with Games & Activities categories.
Learn the ancient and fascinating game of Chinese Chess with this expert guide. Chinese chess, or "elephant chess," has intrigued the powerful and the quizzical for centuries. Although its rules are similar to the well-known Western game, subtle and fascinating variations must be mastered in order to understand the strategies it requires. A great way to learn Chinese Chess, this book is simple enough for Chess beginners but contains a wealth of information and tips that experienced players will find useful as well. In Chinese Chess, author H.T. Lau explains the game's fundamentals—the rules, the board, and the basics with dozens of insightful diagrams. With the aid of 170 diagrams, Chinese Chess walks players through the board, the movement and values of the pieces, basic rules for capturing and defeating an opponent, techniques and game-winning tactics. Once he's covered the basics, Lau introduces advanced tactics, methods for escaping difficult positions, and cunning strategies for winning. This book includes eighty mid- and end-game exercises designed to sharpen playing skills and strategy, and concludes with two appendices devoted to the elegantly constructed games found in The Secret Inside the Orange and The Plum-Blossom Meter, two classic seventeenth-century works on Chinese chess.
Fast And Easy To Learn Chinese Chess Or Xiangqi With The Innovative Xiangqi Chessboard And The Move Recording System
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Author : Norman Chan
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2018-05-25
Fast And Easy To Learn Chinese Chess Or Xiangqi With The Innovative Xiangqi Chessboard And The Move Recording System written by Norman Chan and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-25 with Games & Activities categories.
Chinese Chess or Xiangqi (Elephant chess in Chinese) is an ancient board game popular in China for centuries. In recent times, its popularity has exploded with millions of international players and a world tournament with millions in cash prizes. Reinventing the traditional Chinese chess game, the author incorporates innovative strategies of defense and offense on a repositioned game board. This new game system will inspire traditional players and entice novice ones. Written with over five hundred diagrams with detailed illustrations and easy-to-read language, the reader will enjoy the creative presentations. This is a must read for players of all levels and is a fresh adaptation of an ancient game. The author: Norman L. Chan New York City, New York United States of America Mailing address: Post office box 640696 Oakland Gardens, New York New York, USA 11364 Email address: [email protected]
Understanding The Elephant
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Author : Jim Hau Cheng Png
language : en
Publisher: Jim PNG Hau Cheng
Release Date : 2016-09-27
Understanding The Elephant written by Jim Hau Cheng Png and has been published by Jim PNG Hau Cheng this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-27 with categories.
Chinese Chess, or Xiangqi which is the preferred official term, is the most played board game or form of chess in the Orient. Xiangqi is the Hanyu Pinyin for Elephant Chess (xiang and qi respectively) in Chinese. Yet despite its popularity inside Asia, it pales in comparison in the West. Understanding the Elephant: A Xiangqi Primer is a series of books aimed at promoting the game to the West. Many have heard about the story of the blind men touching different parts of an elephant before giving a description of what the thought an elephant would look like. They were all correct and yet they were all wrong at the same time. Understanding the Elephant would hope to take away that blindfold, to allow the reader to see Xiangqi in its full splendour. It also represents the books or information that the author wished he had when he first started learning the game decades ago. In the second part of the series, there will be two sections. The first section is a detailed explanation of the basics of Xiangqi (which is the preferred term for Chinese Chess) can be found. Detailed explanations of the basic terms used in everyday play has been provided with figures wherever possible. The reader would learn basic terminology like the various names of important intersections on the board, the horses when attacking, the names of the different formations involving the cannons, various defensive formations et cetera. Notation is also covered in great detail in the same chapter. The second section would be devoted to the basic kills in Xiangqi. The author has classified over thirty different basic kills for the reader to master. The names of the basic kills, how they are done and examples of the basic kills in actual games by Xiangqi masters and grandmasters have also been collected. There are over a hundred examples with hundreds figures showing different positions with detailed explanations to guide the reader. The original Chinese phrases with Hanyu Pinyin has also been added wherever possible so that interested readers can do their own study. The entire book contains well over four hundred figures. After going through the explanations and examples, the reader should be able to grasp the basics of the game and lay a firm foundation for future play.
Chinese Chess
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Author : H. T. Lau
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 1985
Chinese Chess written by H. T. Lau and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Games & Activities categories.
The ultimate strategy guidebook for Chinese Chess Chinese chess, or "elephant chess," has intrigued the powerful and the quizzical for centuries. Although its rules are similar to the well-known Western game, subtle and fascinating variations must be mastered in order to understand the strategies it requires. Author H. T. Lau breaks decades of silence for any publishing on this game and introduces Chinese chess to Westerners. With the aid of 170 diagrams, "Chinese Chess" walks players through the board, the movement and values of the pieces, basic rules for capturing and defeating an opponent, techniques and game winning tactics This book includes eighty mid- and end-game exercises designed to sharpen playing skills and strategy, and concludes with two appendixes devoted to the elegantly constructed games found in "The Secret Inside the Orange" and "The Plum-Blossom Meter, " two classic seventeenth-century works on Chinese chess.
Chinese Chess For Beginners
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Author : Sam Sloan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Chinese Chess For Beginners written by Sam Sloan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Games & Activities categories.
When you think of chess, you probably think of the strategy game played throughout Europe and the Americas. There is another kind of chess played throughout the world by probably more people than any other strategy game. That game is Chinese Chess. The "Elephant Game" as it is called by the Chinese, dates back more than 2000 years. A cousin of Western Chess, its unique style of play results in a wide-open, quick-moving and aggressive contest. Chinese Chess for Beginners explains both the rules and the strategies of the game clearly and in detail so that you can start playing right away. It covers everything from the opening through the endgame. The book includes a set of paper chessmen that you can cut out and begin to play right away.
Understanding The Elephant
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Author : Jim Hau Cheng Png
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-09-27
Understanding The Elephant written by Jim Hau Cheng Png and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-27 with categories.
Chinese Chess, or Xiangqi which is the preferred official term, is the most played board game or form of chess in the Orient. Xiangqi is the Hanyu Pinyin for Elephant Chess (xiang and qi respectively) in Chinese. Yet despite its popularity inside Asia, it pales in comparison in the West. Understanding the Elephant: A Xiangqi Primer is a series of books aimed at promoting the game to the West. Many have heard about the story of the blind men touching different parts of an elephant before giving a description of what the thought an elephant would look like. They were all correct and yet they were all wrong at the same time. Understanding the Elephant would hope to take away that blindfold, to allow the reader to see Xiangqi in its full splendour. It also represents the books or information that the author wished he had when he first started learning the game decades ago. In the very first part of the series, the history of Xiangqi is presented. Ancient Chinese texts, and contemporary books on the subject have been used to present and compare early articles or books on the topic in the West. The chapter will be divided into three sections. The first section will deal with the history of Xiangqi from the pre-historic times up till the Song Dynasty. This section would be concerned about the origins of Xiangqi. Several hypotheses relating to the origins or ancient prototypes of Xiangqi would be presented. The current form of Xiangqi which we play today existed no later than the Song Dynasty. The second section would deal with the history of Xiangqi after the Song Dynasty up till the twenty-first century. This section would be more concerned with the people, Xiangqi literature, and the cultural aspect of Xiangqi. The third section is a short section of stories or fables related to Xiangqi. For example, stories explaning why Red and Black are used in Xiangqi, why Red moves first et cetera are explained here. This book is unique in that it discusses the history of Xiangqi from pre-historic times up till the twenty first century. Comparisons of ancient Chinese texts with early literature has also been done. By no means can this book contain all there is to know about the history of Xiangqi. Rather, it would be an introduction to the intriguing subject of the history of Xiangqi, one of the gems of the Chinese culture."
Chinese Chess
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Author : Guobin Liu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Chinese Chess written by Guobin Liu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Chinese chess categories.
Xiangqi For Absolute Beginners
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Author : Ping Loong Wong
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-03-13
Xiangqi For Absolute Beginners written by Ping Loong Wong and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-13 with categories.
Xiangqi or Chinese Chess, is becoming more popular in Western countries due to the rise of China. China's extraordinary economic growth and active diplomacy are already attracted Westerners' interest. Westerners want to learn more about Chinese's culture. One of the easier approaches is by learning Xiangqi. Unfortunately, there is always not easy for a Westerner or non-Chinese speaking person to learn Xiangqi by his own. This book is designed for the person who is absolutely no knowledge or little knowledge in Xiangqi, and would like to learn it by his own. The structures of the book are well designed. There are divided into 5 main chapters, which are Xiangqi Fundamentals, Xiangqi Basic Kills, Xiangqi Basic Endgame, Xiangqi Basic Midgame and Xiangqi Opening. The sentences uses are simple and easy English. The reader can just easily follows the chapter and learns Xiangqi step by step. There are more than 300 diagrams have been placed such that it would be easy to cross reference the moves and the actual situation on the board. At the end of each chapter, it consists of self-test or puzzles to assess the reader's competency level. There are more than 130 puzzles and the answers are provided at the end of the book.At the end, the reader will be able to appreciate the Chinese culture through Xiangqi.