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Xiangqi
Xiangqi board and starting setup
Years active
Southern Song dynasty to present
Genres
Board game
Abstract strategy game
Mind sport
Players
2
Setup time
< 1 minute
Playing time
Informal games: may vary from twenty minutes to several hours
Blitz games: up to 10 minutes
Chance
None
Skills
Strategy, tactics
Synonyms
Chinese chess
Elephant chess
Elephant game
Xiangqi
Chinese name
Chinese
象棋
Literal meaning
Elephant chess
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
xiàngqí
Wade–Giles
hsiang4-ch'i2
IPA
[ɕjâŋ.tɕʰǐ]ⓘ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
jeuhng kéi
Jyutping
zoeng6 kei2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
chhiūⁿ-kî
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUC
Chiông-gì
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese
cờ tướng
Hán-Nôm
碁將
Literal meaning
General Chess
Korean name
Hangul
샹치
Hanja
象棋
Literal meaning
Elephant Chess
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization
syangchi
Japanese name
Kanji
象棋
Hiragana
しょうぎ
Katakana
シャンチー
Transcriptions
Romanization
shōgi shankī
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Xiangqi (Chinese: 象棋; pinyin: xiàngqí; Wade–Giles: Hsiang ch'i; English: /ˈʃɑːŋtʃi/), 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. Besides China and areas with significant ethnic Chinese communities, this game is also a popular pastime in Vietnam, where it is known as cờ tướng, literally 'General's chess'.
The game represents a battle between two armies, with the primary object being to checkmate the enemy's general (king). Distinctive features of xiangqi include the cannon (pao), which must jump to capture; a rule prohibiting the generals from facing each other directly; areas on the board called the river and palace, which restrict the movement of some pieces but enhance that of others; and the placement of the pieces on the intersections of the board lines, rather than within the squares.
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