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Xiangqi (Chinese: , p ''Xiàngqí''), also called Chinese chess, is a strategy board game for two players. It is one of the most popular board games in China, and is in the same family as Western (or international) chess, chaturanga, shogi, Indian chess and janggi. Besides China and areas with significant ethnic Chinese communities, xiangqi (''cờ tướng'') is also a popular pastime in Vietnam. The game represents a battle between two armies, with the object of capturing the enemy's general (king). Distinctive features of xiangqi include the cannon (''pao''), which must jump to capture; a rule prohibiting the generals from facing each other directly; areas on the board called the ''river'' and ''palace'', which restrict the movement of some pieces (but enhance that of others); and placement of the pieces on the intersections of the board lines, rather than within the squares. ==Board== Xiangqi is played on a board nine lines wide and ten lines long. As in the game Go (''Wéiqí'' 圍棋), the pieces are placed on the intersections, which are known as ''points''. The vertical lines are known as ''files'', and the horizontal lines are known as ''ranks''. Centered at the first to third and eighth to tenth ranks of the board are two zones, each three points by three points, demarcated by two diagonal lines connecting opposite corners and intersecting at the center point. Each of these areas is known as 宮 , a "palace" or "fortress". Dividing the two opposing sides, between the fifth and sixth ranks, is 河 ''hé'', the "river". The river is often marked with the phrases 楚河 , meaning "Chu River", and 漢界 (in Traditional Chinese), , meaning "Han border", a reference to the Chu-Han War. Although the river provides a visual division between the two sides, only two pieces are affected by its presence: soldier pieces have an enhanced move after crossing the river, and elephant pieces cannot cross it. The starting points of the soldiers and cannons are usually, but not always, marked with small crosses. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「xiangqi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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