Chinese chess: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Xiangqi • Hsiang-ch’i

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A Chinese chess board with a yellow grid, labeled rows and columns, and two sets of round playing pieces-black at the top and red at the bottom-arranged in their starting positions, separated by a central river.

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