Encyclopedia - Xiangqi: Encyclopedia - Xiangqi
blitz games:~10 minutes Xiangqi (Chinese: 象棋; Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngqí; Wade-Giles: hsiang-ch'i; ( listen)), is a two-player Chin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiangqi: Encyclopedia Ii - Xiangqi - Xiangqi And Computers
As of 2005, the world's best human xiangqi players remain better than the world's best computer players. The game-tree complexity of xian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiangqi: Encyclopedia Ii - Xiangqi - Xiangqi Tournaments And Leagues
In Europe and Asia there are significantly more xiangqi leagues and clubs than in the United States. Each European nation generally has i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Check Board Game: Encyclopedia - Check Board Game
In games such as chess, shogi, and xiangqi, a check is an immediate threat to capture the king (or general in xiangqi). A king so threate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaturanga: Encyclopedia - Chaturanga
Chaturanga is an ancient Indian game which is presumed to be the common ancestor of chess, xiangqi, shogi, janggi and makruk. It has been...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess Variant: Encyclopedia - Chess Variant
A chess variant is any game derived from, related to or similar to chess in at least one respect. The difference from chess can include o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David H. Li: Encyclopedia - David H. Li
David H. Li, born 1928 in Ningbo, China, moved to the United States of America in 1949. He currently lives in Bethesda, Maryland. After r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiangqi: Encyclopedia Ii - Xiangqi - Rules Of The Game
Xiangqi - Board. Xiangqi is played on a board that is 9 lines wide by 10 lines long. In a manner similar to the game go, the pieces are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiangqi: Encyclopedia Ii - Xiangqi - Gameplay And Strategy
Xiangqi plays faster than Western chess for several reasons. First, the barrier of pawns is reduced dramatically. Second, the cannons jum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiangqi: Encyclopedia Ii - Xiangqi - History
Chinese chess has a long history. Though its precise origins have not yet been definitely confirmed, our earliest indications reveal the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiangqi: Encyclopedia Ii - Xiangqi - Notation
Xiangqi - Notational system 1. The book The Chess of China[1] describes a notational system of absolute positional references in which ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janggi: Encyclopedia Ii - Janggi - Rules
The board is composed of 90 intersections of 9 vertical files and 10 horizontal rows. The board is the same as that used in xiangqi, exce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess: Encyclopedia Ii - Chess - Modern Chess
Early on, the pieces in European chess had limited movement; bishops could only move by jumping exactly two spaces diagonally (similar to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zillions Of Games: Encyclopedia Ii - Zillions Of Games - A Multitude Of Games
Zillions of Games is so called because of its potential to play an infinite number of user-programmed games. Just for starters, it is shi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Board Games: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Board Games - Two-player Abstract Strategy Games
In abstract strategy games, players know the entire game state at all times, and random generators such as dice are not used. List of bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Xin: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Xin - Participation In The Campaign Of Xiang Yu's Destruction
Han then continued to lead his forces to press Xiang. According to a hypothesis by David H. Li, during a lull in the fighting in the wint...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess: Encyclopedia - Chess
Chess is a board game and mental-skill game for two players. It is played on a square board of eight rows (called ranks) and eight column...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers: Encyclopedia - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers
This list compares various sizes of positive numbers, including counts of things, dimensionless numbers and probabilities. Smaller than...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fairy Chess Piece: Encyclopedia Ii - Fairy Chess Piece - Classification Of Fairy Chess Pieces
It is extemely difficult to classify fairy chess pieces at all, as more and more are invented by chess composers. A specialized solving p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fairy Chess Piece: Encyclopedia Ii - Fairy Chess Piece - Classification Of Fairy Chess Pieces
It is extremely difficult to classify fairy chess pieces at all, as more and more are invented by chess composers. A specialized solving ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaturanga: Encyclopedia Ii - Chaturanga - Rules
Chaturanga was played on a 8x8 uncheckered board, called Ashtāpada. The board had some special markers, the meaning of which is unknown ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - Philosophy
According to legend, the game was used as a teaching tool after the ancient Chinese emperor Yao 堯 (2337 - 2258 BC) designed it for his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess Variant: Encyclopedia Ii - Chess Variant - Chess-derived Games
These chess variants are derived from chess by changing board, rules or adding new pieces. Chess variant - Chess with different starting...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess: Encyclopedia Ii - Chess - Gameplay
Chess - Rules of chess. See Rules of chess for some important details not covered here. When a game of chess begins, one player control...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess Variant: Encyclopedia Ii - Chess Variant - Chess-derived Games
These chess variants are derived from chess by changing board, rules or adding new pieces. Chess variant - Chess with different starting...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers: Encyclopedia Ii - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers - 10-12
One trillionth (short scale), One billionth (long scale) ISO: pico - p Math: Roughly the chances of getting heads 40 times in a row on a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shogi: Encyclopedia Ii - Shogi - Rules Of The Game
Shogi - Objective. The objective is to checkmate your opponent's king. Shogi - Game equipment. Two players, Black and White (or sente...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rook Chess: Encyclopedia Ii - Rook Chess - Rooks In Heraldry
In heraldry, chess rooks are often used as charges. Unlike a real chess rook, they are conventionally shown with two outward-curving horn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - Philosophy
According to legend, the game was used as a teaching tool after the ancient Chinese emperor Yao 堯 (2337 - 2258 BC) designed it for his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess: Encyclopedia Ii - Chess - History
Chess - Origins of chess. Main article: Origins of chess Many countries claim to have invented the chess game in some incipient form....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - Philosophy
According to legend, the game was used as a teaching tool after the ancient Chinese emperor Yao 堯 (2337 - 2258 BC) designed it for his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - Go In Popular Culture
Go has been mentioned in many novels and short stories published in the Orient, and occasionally turns up in Western media as well. In 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - History
The origins of the game are unknown, but the oldest surviving references come from China in the 6th century BC. Except for changes in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers: Encyclopedia Ii - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers - 10-2
(0.01; one hundredth) ISO: centi-c BioMed - HIV: About 1.2% of all 15–49 year-old humans were infected with HIV at the end of 2001 Mat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shogi: Encyclopedia Ii - Shogi - Strategy And Tactics
Drops are the most serious departure from International Chess. They entail a different strategy, with a strong defensive position being m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shogi: Encyclopedia Ii - Shogi - Game Notation
The method used in English-language texts to express shogi moves was established by George Hodges in 1976. It is derived from the algebra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - The Go World
Go board game - Ranks. Main articles: Go ranks and ratings, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - Go In Popular Culture
Go has been mentioned in many novels and short stories published in the Orient, and occasionally turns up in Western media as well. In 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - History
The origins of the game are unknown, but the oldest surviving references come from China in the 6th century BC. Except for changes in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess: Encyclopedia Ii - Chess - Introduction
Chess is not a game of chance; it is based solely on tactics and strategy. Nevertheless, the game is so complex that not even the best pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess: Encyclopedia Ii - Chess - Computer Chess
Serious work on machines that play chess has been going on since 1890, and chess-playing computer programs featured prominently in the ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess: Encyclopedia Ii - Chess - Gameplay
Chess - Rules of chess. Main article: Rules of chess When a game of chess begins, one player controls the sixteen white pieces while ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shogi: Encyclopedia Ii - Shogi - Handicaps
Games between players of disparate strength are often played with handicaps. In a handicap game, one or more of White's pieces are remove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - Nature Of The Game
Although rules of Go can be written so that they are very simple, the game strategy is extremely complex. Go is a complete-knowledge, det...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - Strategy
Basic strategic aspects include the following: Connection: Keeping one's own stones connected means that fewer groups need defense. Cut:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - Rules
Go board game - Basic rules. Two players, black and white, take turns placing a stone (game piece) on the points (intersections) of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - The Go World
Go board game - Ranks. Main article: Go ranks and ratings In countries where Go is popular, ranks are employed to indicate playing st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - Overview Of The Game
The two players, black and white, battle to maximize the territory they control, seeking to surround large areas of the board with their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - Rules
Go board game - Basic rules. Two players, black and white, take turns placing a stone (game piece) on the points (intersections) of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - Nature Of The Game
Although rules of Go can be written so that they are very simple, the game strategy is extremely complex. Go is a complete-knowledge, det...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess: Encyclopedia Ii - Chess - Computer Chess
Main article: Computer chess Serious work on machines that play chess has been going on since 1890, and chess-playing computer programs f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers: Encyclopedia Ii - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers - 106
(1 000 000; 1 million) ISO: mega - M Geo/Comp - Geographic places: The NIMA GEOnet Names Server contains approximately 3.88 million name...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers: Encyclopedia Ii - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers - 103
(1 000; thousand) ISO: kilo - k Lang: 2000–3000 letters on a typical typed page of text BioMed: the DNA of the simplest viruses has so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers: Encyclopedia Ii - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers - 109
(1 000 000 000; short scale: 1 billion; long scale: 1 milliard) ISO: giga - G Comp - Computational limit of a 32-bit CPU: 2 147 483 647 ...   » Read the article

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(1 000 000 000 000 000; short scale: 1 quadrillion; long scale: 1 billiard) ISO: peta - P BioMed - Bacteria in the human body: there are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers: Encyclopedia Ii - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers - 102
(100; hundred) ISO: hecto - h Sport: In North American professional sports, players typically wear uniform numbers from 1 to 99. In some...   » Read the article

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(10; ten) ISO: deca - da BioMed: there are 10 fingers on a pair of human hands Sport: In Olympic basketball, the roster limit for a team...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers: Encyclopedia Ii - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers - 10-9
(0.000 000 001; short scale: one billionth; long scale: one milliardth) ISO: nano - n Math - Lottery: The odds of winning the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers: Encyclopedia Ii - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers - 10-6
(0.000 001; one millionth) ISO: micro - prefix Greek letter mu Math - Poker: The odds of being dealt a royal flush in poker are 649...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers: Encyclopedia Ii - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers - 10-3
(0.001; one thousandth) ISO: milli - m Math - Poker: The odds of being dealt a full house in poker are 693 to 1 against, for a probabili...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers: Encyclopedia Ii - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers - 10-1
(0.1; one tenth) ISO: deci - d Math - Poker: The odds of being dealt only one pair in poker are about 5 to 2 against (2.37 to 1), for a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers: Encyclopedia Ii - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers - 1018
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Encyclopedia - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers: Encyclopedia Ii - Orders Of Magnitude Numbers - 1021
(1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000; see names of large numbers for naming of this and larger numbers) ISO: zetta - Z Geo - Grains of sand: a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - Rules
Go board game - Basic rules. Two players, black and white, take turns placing a stone (game piece) on the points (intersections) of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - Nature Of The Game
Although rules of Go can be written so that they are very simple, the game strategy is extremely complex. Go is a complete-knowledge, det...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - The Go World
Go board game - Ranks. In countries where Go is popular, ranks are employed to indicate playing strength. From about the sixteenth cent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - History
The origins of the game are unknown, but the oldest surviving references come from China in the 6th century BC. Except for changes in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - Overview Of The Game
The two players, black and white, battle to maximize the territory they control, seeking to surround large areas of the board with their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fairy Chess Piece: Encyclopedia Ii - Fairy Chess Piece - Movement Notation
Taken from David Parlett's The Oxford History of Board Games (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN 0192129988). Parlett uses an ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess: Encyclopedia Ii - Chess - Introduction
Chess is not a game of chance; it is based solely on tactics and strategy. Nevertheless, the game is so complex that not even the best pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess: Encyclopedia Ii - Chess - History
Main article: Origins of chess Many countries claim to have invented the chess game in some incipient form. The most commonly held belief...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess: Encyclopedia Ii - Chess - Chess And Education
There is a flourishing movement to use the game of chess as a tool to aid the intellectual development of young people. Encouraged by the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess: Encyclopedia Ii - Chess - Chess Variants
For more details on this topic, see Chess variant. Chess variants are forms of chess where the game is played with a different board, spe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go Board Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Go Board Game - Go In Popular Culture
Go has been mentioned in many novels and short stories published in the Orient, and occasionally turns up in Western media as well. In 19...   » Read the article