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Chinese chess

American

noun

a Chinese game, resembling chess, played on a board consisting of two halves, each eight squares by four, with a strip separating them: pieces representing the military of ancient China are placed on the intersections of the lines and the game is won when a general is checkmated.

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Chin Kwong-tak, 83, was in a nearby park, watching friends play Chinese chess, when one of them pointed to the flames.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Chinese chess, called xiangqi in Chinese, is a traditional board game that remains popular, particularly among older people.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024

He was initially speaking about one of the competitors, Chinese chess player Zhu Jiner.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2022

It went east, where it was adapted to the modern game of xiangqi or Chinese chess, as well as east to Persia and the Arab world.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2022

Of Chinese chess some description will be more novel.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 by Various

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