![]() The Mandarin pronunciation of 象棋 is something like shawn chee, and this gets romanized as Xiàng Qí in Pinyin, as Hiangk'i in EFEO, as HsiangCh'i in Wade-Giles, and as SyangChi in Yale. The two games are played by approximately the same rules, and except for the Cannon, every Xiangqi piece is very similar to the Chaturanga piece that occupies roughly the same position and bears a name similar or identical in meaning. Whatever the relation between Xiangqi and Chaturanga, it seems highly likely that they are related, for the similarities between them are too hard to explain as just coincidences. It is commonly believed that both Xiangqi and Orthodox Chess derive from the original Indian game of Chanturanga, but some, such as Sam Sloan and David Li, maintain that Chess is actually Chinese in origin. Xiangqi has remained in its present form for centuries. It is currently played by millions (or tens of millions) in China, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong and other Asian countries. Xiangqi, known in the west as Chinese Chess, is an extremely popular game in the Eastern Hemisphere. Xiangqi Syllabus on Cannon: Chinese Chess 2.First Syllabus on Xiangqi: Chinese Chess 1.First Syllabus on Xiangqi - Chinese Chess 1.Traditional Chinese Pieces for Chinese Chess and Variants.National Standard Chinese Pieces for Chinese Chess and Variants.Xiangqi (象棋): Chinese Chess – The Chess Variant Pages
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