Q. My great-uncle brought this ivory chess set back with him from China. The set is complete, but some of the pawns’ swords are missing. –Jane S. Blewitt, Elida, Ohio A. References to chess ...

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Take the 18th century Chinese rat set – an extremely rare design with ... Take Takaka Saito's featured works: the first, dubbed 'See-Saw Chess Set' (1988) refigures the board as a mass of moving ...

Chinese chess, commonly known as elephant chess (xiangqi), is one of the most popular board games in China and with overseas Chinese communities, as well as in Vietnam. It appeared in its current ...

The world of Chinese chess (Xiangqi ... and unclenched rhythmically to communicate information about the chess board via code to a computer, which then sent back instructions on what moves ...

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Chinese chess, called xiangqi in Chinese, is a traditional board game that remains popular, particularly among older people. Neighborhood residents play in parks and along sidewalks, often with ...