World number one xiangqi player Wang Tianyi, once hailed as a genius and an “alien”, received a lifetime ban in China this week for match-fixing and bribery, marking a tragic ending to a remarkable ...
A Chinese-chess champion was stripped of his title after being accused of pooping in a hotel bathtub
A Chinese-chess champion lost his crown after being accused of showing "extremely bad character" by pooping in a hotel bathtub as he celebrated his title. Yan Chenglong, 48, won the national ...
When you accomplish something big, like winning a major tournament, how do you celebrate? Maybe you jump around in excitement, salty rivulets streaming down your face in a rush of emotions. Maybe you ...
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All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Xiangqi: The Chinese Chess “Xiangqi—the Chinese chess “Is a strategic and challenging chess game, whether you are a beginner or an advanced player, you can ...
The world of Chinese chess (Xiangqi) is in uproar over rumours of cheating and a bad behaviour scandal that saw the national champion stripped of his title. Chinese chess champion Yan Chenglong has ...
HÀ NỘI — Grandmaster Lại Lý Huynh successfully defended his rapid xiangqi (Chinese chess) title at the World Xiangqi Championship which closed on November 26, Hà Nội time, in Texas, the US. The ...
Authorities in Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province, have arrested 13 people from a family for orchestrating a street Chinese chess (xiangqi) scam that took 1.5 million yuan (US$206,000) from victims in ...
Two chess experts from China are in New York this week to spread the game of traditional Chinese chess, or xiangqi, to the rest of the world, and the duo hope to find a following for the ...
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