Lai Ly Huynh’s victory is a first for Vietnam, breaking China’s domination on the standard discipline, which is xiangqi’s most prestigious. Vietnam’s xiangqi kingpin Lai Ly Huynh pulled off a historic ...

"Winning the xiangqi tournament was a great experience because I was able to apply the same calculation skills I use in regular chess," he added. Rounding out the top six finishers were Jennah Frias, ...

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Tuan Minh on November 15 secured a gold medal at the 2025 Asian Mind Sports Festival in Singapore.

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 ...

The Chinese Xiangqi Association (CXA) announced that 41 players have been penalized for match-fixing, including three grandmasters who were banned from competition for life. Among those punished, the ...

A mistaken forward move in Xiangqi can lead to an irrecoverable situation, and that is exactly what happened to Wang Tianyi and fellow grandmaster Wang Yuefei, as the Chinese Xiangqi Association (CXA) ...

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 ...

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.

Norway chess in Stavanger is a major annual event on the calendar, a chance for the world No1 Magnus Carlsen to show his skills in front of a home audience or for a rival to spoil the party. Following ...

Nearly 100 people came out to the opening reception of "Out Museum: A Chinese Queer Museum" exhibit on April 12. The "Chinese queer museum prototype" by lesbian Chinese artist Xiangqi Chen opened at ...

The Chinese chess community is abuzz after a newly crowned tournament champion had his prize rescinded for defecating in a bathtub, the Chinese Xiangqi Association (CXA) announced Monday. The incident ...

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