单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Chinese chess,Xi,ngq,or Chinese Chess,is an extremely popular game in the Eastern Hemisphere.It is currently played by millions(or tens of millions)in China,Thailand,Singapore,Vietnam,and other Asian countries.,Xi,ngq,has remained in its present form for centuries.,The name,Xi,ngq,has an interesting origin.Of Chinas four traditional arts-q,n(music),q,(strategy games),sh,(calligraphy)and hu,(brush painting),-q,provides the final syllable of,Xi,ngq,.,Two sides,one in red,the other in black.,Count how many p,ieces,?,Each player has the following pieces:,2 Rooks (R)(or chariots),车ch,The Rook moves as an orthodox Rook.,That is to say,the rook can move wherever,and things on its way will be killed.,2 Knights (N)(or horses),马m,The Knight moves one point orthogonally followed by one point outward-diagonally.It may not leap over occupied points.,日,2 Elephants(M)(or bishops or ministers),象xing/相xing,The Elephant moves exactly two points diagonally.It may not leap over occupied points.Also,Elephants are confined to their home side of the river.Due to these limitations,the Elephant can see only seven points of the board.The symbols on red and black Elephants differ,but their moves are the same.,2 Mandarins (G)(or advisors or assistants or guards),士sh,The Mandarin(or Guard)moves one point diagonally.It may never leave the palace.,1 King (K)(or generals),帅shui,将jing,The King moves as an orthodox King,but cannot move diagonally.It may never leave the palace.The symbols on red and black Kings differ,but their moves are the same.,The two Kings cannot face each other on an open file.If either King sits exposed on an open file,the other King may not move to occupy that file.,2 Cannons (C),炮po,The Cannon moves differently when it moves to capture than when it moves passively.,The Cannon moves passively as an orthodox Rook The Cannon moves to capture as an orthodox Rook which is required to hop over a single screen.,In other words,Cannons capture by hoping over a second piece in order to capture a third piece.,5 Pawns (P)(or soldiers),兵bng,卒z,Unlike orthodox Pawns,the Xiangqi Pawns passive move and capture move are always the same.A starting Pawn moves one point straight-forward.A Pawn crossing the river promotes,keeping its old move and gaining a new move-a one-point step to either horizontal.The symbols on red and black Pawns differ,but their moves are the same.,RULES,a)The object of the game is to checkmate or stalemate the opponent.This is accomplished by:,Placing the opponent in check so that he has no legal move to get out of the check.,Stalemating your opponent so that he has no legal move(when you stalemate your opponent,you win-it is not a draw as in chess).,b)Red usually moves first.,c,)When neither side can capture the opposing king,the game is a draw.,