12 Apr 07
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_H._Li
"In his book "The Genealogy of Chess" (which won the 'Book of the Year' 1998 award from the editors of GAMES Magazine), Professor Li surveys evidence regarding the origins of chess and concludes that an early version of chess called Xiangqi was invented in China in 203 BC, by General Han Xin, who supposedly drew on the earlier game Liubo as well as on the teachings of The Art of War.
Professor Li suggests that this game spread via the Silk Road, to Persia (becoming various forms of Shatranj) and India (becoming various forms of Chaturanga), as well as to Japan (becoming Shogi) and Korea (becoming Janggi).
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12 Apr 07
Originally posted by zeebleboti should check that out. it sounds pretty dope
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_H._Li
"In his book "The Genealogy of Chess" (which won the 'Book of the Year' 1998 award from the editors of GAMES Magazine), Professor Li surveys evidence regarding the origins of chess and concludes that an early version of chess called Xiangqi was invented in China in 203 BC, by General Han Xin, who supposedly drew ...[text shortened]... forms of Chaturanga), as well as to Japan (becoming Shogi) and Korea (becoming Janggi).
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12 Apr 07
Originally posted by stockenYes, except chinese chess is played on a 10X10 board with a 'river' dividing the two armies. They have a piece we would call artillary which can capture OVER an intervening piece, so if the king is exposed, and there is an artillary piece on the same rank but on the edge, the side with the artillary can interpose a piece and call check, the interposed piece activated the artillary. Also it means the side with the exposed king cannot put one of its own pieces in line between the artillary and the king because that would also be check. I learned to play when I lived in Thailand for a few years.
It all depends on what you mean by chess. If I decide to play chess
using a different piece for bishops who can jump over other pieces like
the knight, is it still chess?
Chinese chess is not like our modern version of chess at all. Sure,
there's the basic 8x8 square board and the pieces represent two armies,
one of which you will strategically co ...[text shortened]... ferences between modern chess
and an earlier version are too big to be called the same game.
13 Apr 07
Originally posted by huckleberryhoundI've already said that they play on the intersections. Is there an echo in
They play on the corners, not in the squares......i think that is what he meant....And they play on a board which is 8x8, not 10x10...😛
here? 😛
If you count the lines they move on, it's 9x10. But all this is besides the
point, or more precisely exactly the point. How far back in time are you
willing to go and still call it the same basic game. That's how long ago chess
was invented.