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Chinese Chess

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Weekly Puzzle .Have Fun .'. Play Chess ,. Weekly Puzzle .Have Fun . Xiangqi has a long history. Though its precise origins have not yet been confirmed, the earliest indications reveal that the game was played as early as the 4th century BC in China. Some sources state that the creator of Xiangqi is Han Xin. It is said that Xiangqi was created by Han Xin to prepare him for the battle against Xiang Yu. Centered at the first through third ranks of the board is a square zone also mirrored in the opponent's t...

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Thai Chess

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Weekly Puzzle .Have Fun .'. Play Chess ,. Weekly Puzzle .Have Fun . Makruk (thai ËÁÒ ÃØ ) (or Thai chess) is a board game descended from the 6th century Indian game of chaturanga or a close relative thereof, and therefore related to chess. It is regarded as the most similar living game to this common ancestor of all chess variants. Board Size: 8 x 8. Board Set-up: The set-up is nealy the same as World Chess but the white Khun are facing the black Met. The Khon (Bishop) can move one square diagonally in e...

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Japanese Chess

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Weekly Puzzle .Have Fun .'. Play Chess ,. Weekly Puzzle .Have Fun . Shogi "generals' chess", or Japanese chess , is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan. Unique to shogi among the games of the chess family are drops, moves whereby captured enemy pieces are returned into play as ally pieces. Each player places his pieces in the positions shown below, facing the opponent. In the rank nearest the player:. The king is placed in the center file. In the second rank, each player places:.

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Board Games and Bridge. Play Chess ,. Weekly Puzzle .Have Fun . A board game is a game played with counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across a "board" (a premarked surface, usually specific to that game). Simple board games often make ideal "family entertainment" since they are often appropriate for all ages. Some board games, such as chess, go/weiqi, xiangqi, shogi, or oware, have intense strategic value and have been classics for centuries. Bridge and Board Games Links.

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Chess

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Weekly Puzzle .Have Fun .'. Play Chess ,. Weekly Puzzle .Have Fun . Today, chess is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide in clubs, online, by correspondence, in tournaments and informally. Aspects of art and science are found in chess composition and theory. Chess is also advocated as a way of enhancing mental prowess. One of the goals of early computer scientists was to create a chess-playing machine, and today's chess is deeply influenced by the abilities of cur...

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Korean Chess

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Weekly Puzzle .Have Fun .'. Play Chess ,. Weekly Puzzle .Have Fun . Janggi have board(9X10 size) and seven kind of piece. That is WANG(? Its another name is BYUNG(? WANG means king. CHA means or chariot. PO means cannon. MA means horse. SANG means elephant. SA means guard. JJOL means pawn. Green WANG is called "CHO(? And red WANG is called "HAN(? Green JJOL is called JJOL and red JJOL is called Byung. As memorable rule, WNAG and SA can only move in Goong(? Board Size: 9 x 10. Equal to Wang's rule. Orthog...