While the world and its leaders seem to get crazier day by day, and more and more innocent civilians are dying in different parts of the world, it becomes obvious again that tourism can only survive ...

Xiangqi is the official title of what is known as Chinese chess. It is the most popular board game in China, and it dates all the way back to the first century B.C., according to some historians.

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Eighteen months after leaked recordings revealed widespread match-fixing in the board game xiangqi, also known as Chinese chess, China has imposed lifetime bans on three grandmasters. Announced last ...

or Chinese chess, has exposed a serious integrity crisis tarnishing the board game's profile in China. Highlighted by the scale and severity of punishments, the continuous fight against illegal ...

A total of 41 individuals, including prominent players of the board game Xiangqi, also known as Chinese chess, have been penalized for their involvement in cheating scandals, announced the sport's ...

The backstory: Myth and legend hold that a Chinese emperor named Yao ... though other games may have used this board, too. Chess showed up around C.E. 600 and supplanted whatever came before ...