Chinese chess
River divides armies
Chinese chess, also called xiangqi, is a two-player strategy board game that has been played in China for over a thousand years.
Like Western chess, it features pieces with different movement capabilities battling to capture the opponent's general (equivalent to a king), but the board has a river dividing the two sides and pieces are placed on intersections rather than squares.
My grandfather taught me Chinese chess when I was young.
Tusked gray giant
- generalWidespread, not specialized
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- cannonLarge mounted gun
- chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
soldier · horse · river · palace · red · black · crossing · capture
Methods to achieve goals
- planningArranging for future events
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- forkTined eating tool
- pinPointed metal fastener
attack · defense · counterplay · tempo · initiative · positioning · control · threat
Multi-round competitive event
- grandmasterSupreme competitive title
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- matchGame between opponents
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
player · opponent · timer · clock · blitz · rapid · federation · arbiter
Ability to anticipate futures
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
memory · pattern · recognition · intuition · judgment · visualization · logic · thinking
elephant
Tusked gray giant
chariot · soldier · horse · river · palace · red · black · crossing · capture · check
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
pin · attack · defense · counterplay · tempo · initiative · positioning · control · threat · exchange
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- grandmasterSupreme competitive title
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- matchGame between opponents
rating · player · opponent · timer · clock · blitz · rapid · federation · arbiter · title
foresight
Ability to anticipate futures
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
concentration · memory · pattern · recognition · intuition · judgment · visualization · logic · thinking · mental
dynasty
Successive family rulers
tradition · teahouse · park · elderly · street · festival · heritage · folklore · literati · scholar
- Chinese cultureConfucianism, Beijing, Daoism, Shanghai, Peking opera
- Asian gamesgo, judo, karate, kendo, mahjong
- Chinese sportswushu, kung fu, martial arts, dragon boat racing, xiangqi
- Chess Variantsbughouse, horde, king of the hill
Chinese chesscheckers
Diagonal jumping board game
draughts · tic-tac-toe · Go · backgammon