Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yan Chenglong, right, has been a talented player since childhood and has won several competitions throughout his career China’s ...

Three Chinese Xiangqi players were handed lifetime bans from engaging in or participating in Xiangqi activities for match-fixing, according to a circular released by the Chinese Xiangqi Association ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. A champion of the board game Xiangqi, also ...

MANILA, Philippines -- It is a Chinese game wherein Filipinos can also excel. Chan Cuan himself, founder of the Filipino Amateur Athletic Federation (FCAAF), is confident that Filipinos have great ...

The China Xiangqi Association (CXA) has slapped lifetime bans on top-ranked players Wang Tianyi and Wang Yuefei for match-fixing and bribery. Tianyi and Yuefei have been in custody since August, after ...

The Chinese Xiangqi Association was founded in 1962 as a member of the All-China Sports Federation promoting xiangqi, or Chinese chess, and is based in Beijing. It is among the founding members of the ...

HANOI - Even ancient games have a need to expand their horizons and so xiangqi (Chinese chess) finds itself appearing at the SEA Games for the first time. The game's debut in Vietnam has allowed ...

The eighth episode of South Korean TV series Melancholia shows Yut, Xiangqi and Weiqi as South Korean traditional games confusing the audience about the origins of these ancient board games. Actually, ...