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Chinese Chess (also known as Chinese Chess) is a traditional intellectual game popular in East Asian countries such as Vietnam, China, and Taiwan. This is an ancient chess game with two players, using a chess board divided into 9 vertical lines and 10 horizontal lines, with a river in the middle and two generals on each side.
Each player will have 16 chess pieces, including:
1 General
2 Officers
2 Elephants
2 Chariots
2 Cannons
2 Horses
5 Pawns
Important keywords in Chinese Chess:
Opening: The first stage of the game, establishing the battle position (common openings such as Binh Phong Ma, Thuan Phao, Nghich Phao, Don De Ma...).
Mid-game: In the middle stage, the main pieces start to attack, occupy the center, attack the wings, open the Cannon line...
End-game: In the final stage, with few pieces left, the General and the Pawn play a decisive role.
Checkmate, capture, sacrifice, defense, counterattack, trap, double play, checkmate are common tactical techniques.
End of the game: Checkmate, draw, win, promote the Pawn, run out of moves...
High tactical nature:
Chinese chess requires players to have deep strategic thinking, the ability to calculate many moves, predict the opponent and control the horizontal-vertical axis, diagonal lines, defensive weaknesses, tactical traps...
Chinese chess is not only a game, but also an intellectual art, combining attack, defense, sacrifice, and skillful troop movement, imbued with the cultural identity of East Asia.
If you want, I can help you create opening books, endgame strategies, or practice chess positions in more detail.
