Eighteen months after leaked recordings revealed widespread match-fixing in the board game xiangqi, also known as Chinese chess, China has imposed lifetime bans on three grandmasters. Announced last ...

With reigning Asian Games champion and several grandmasters banned for life, the latest crackdown on corruption in xiangqi, or Chinese chess, has exposed a serious integrity crisis tarnishing the ...

Xiangqi is a two-player board game similar to chess that was invented in China. Xiangqi was played in the Southeast Asian Games twice, including 2023 when Vietnam and Singapore dominated the sport ...

A total of 41 individuals, including prominent players of the board game Xiangqi, also known as Chinese chess, have been penalized for their involvement in cheating scandals, announced the sport's ...

Guests will be able to make their own fans, dragon figurines and lanterns, learn about the history of xiangqi chess and play ...