They are the king, the queen, the bishop, the knight, the rook, and the pawn. Extra pieces may be provided for use in promotion, most commonly one extra queen per color. There are 6 types of chess pieces that are used in the modern version of the game. 1 There are sixteen pieces of each color: one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns. Still, wanting to more Chinese board games? How about the age-old Monopoly? We have entirely dissected the Chinese version to bring you a comprehensive guide to playing Monopoly in Chinese.įirst, let’s break down the keywords you’ll be needing for Chess in Chinese. A chess set consists of a chessboard and white and black chess pieces for playing chess. Our chess sets are heavily weighted, have green baize pads, and include spare queens. We use the highest quality wood including African Padauk, boxwood, ebony, golden rosewood, and rosewood. The reason for the name including ‘elephant’ in the game is because there is an elephant ‘象’ (xiàng) piece on the board.Įlephants in Chinese Chess behave like bishops but are restricted to only being used for defence. This is our collection of Luxury Staunton chess sets with new contemporary designs that take Staunton to a new level. The object of the game is to capture your opponent’s king (sound familiar?) while protecting your own.

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