Chinese Chess An Introduction to China's Ancient Game of Strategy

Name: Chinese Chess An Introduction to China's Ancient Game of Strategy
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ISBN: 9780804835084

ISBN-10: 080483508X

ISBN-13: 9780804835084

Edition: 2003

Authors: H. T. Lau, H. Lau

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Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication date: 8/15/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English



Introduction



The Basics



The Board and the Pieces



Rules of Play



Values and Uses of the Pieces



Notation



Playing the Game



Opening of the Game


Lead Moves


Response Moves



The Mid-Game


Guidelines for the Mid-Game


Sacrifice and Countersacrifice



The End-Game


One Rook


One Rook and One Pawn


One Rook and Two Pawns


One Rook and One Knight


One Rook and One Cannon


Two Rooks


One Knight


One Knight and One Pawn


One Knight and One Cannon


Two Knights


Two Knights and One Cannon


One Cannon


One Cannon and One Pawn


One Cannon and Two Pawns


Two Cannons


One Pawn


Two Pawns


Three Pawns



Mid-Game and End-Game Exercises


Answers to the Exercises


Appendixes



The Secret Inside the Orange



The Plum-Blossom Meter