BEIJING -- 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 ...

Xiangqi or Chinese chess may not be popular yet in the country but the people behind the Philippine Xiangqi Federation are hoping this major tournament can entice more Filipinos to play the game.

One reason for this is that chess is not the only intellectual sport that is popular. "Xiangqi [Chinese chess] and Go have a much broader base among the population," explains Xie Jun, who is also ...

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