From: unregistered@newcastle.ac.uk Anderson)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.china
Subject: Re: One of the difference btwn Xiangqi & JangGi
Date: 12 Sep 92 12:54:10 GMT
Followup-To: soc.culture.china,soc.culture.taiwan,soc.culture.korean,soc.culture.hongkong
Organization: Tiger's Chess Club

In article <1992Sep11.231541.20052@watson.ibm.com>, edso@watson.ibm.com
(Edward So) wrote:
> 
> In article <1992Sep8.181030.24345@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>, umin@troi.cc.rochester.edu (Un-Sig Min) writes:
> |> In article <Bu8G4G.2Cx@newcastle.ac.uk> S.L.F.Cheng@newcastle.ac.uk (S. Cheng) writes:
> |> 
> |> In korean version, "JangGi", there is no river such as row 4 & 5.
> |> Therefore  Shang (korea version elephant ?)
> |>  can go everywhere.
> |> Another difference between Xiang (china version) and Shang is movement.
> |>       Xiang (x,y)= (+/-2,+/-2),  Shang (x,y)=(+/-2,+/-3) , (+/-3,+/-2).
> |> 
> |>       O---- ---- ---- ----O        ----O---- ---- ---- ----O----
> |>       |    |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |    |    |
> |>        ---- ---- ---- ----        O---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----O
> |>       |    |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |    |    |
> |>        ---- ----X---- ----         ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 
> |>       |    |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |    |    |
> |>        ---- ---- ---- ----         ---- ---- ----S---- ---- ----
> |>       |    |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |    |    |
> |>       O---- ---- ---- ----O        ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
> |>                                   |    |    |    |    |    |    |
> |>                                   O---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----O
> |>                                   |    |    |    |    |    |    |
> |>                                    ----O---- ---- ---- ----O---- 
> |>      X : Xiang,     S : Shang,   O : possible destination.
> 
> Other differences in Korean janggi include
> 1. The pawn can move sideways as well as forward at any time.  (There's
>    no river in janggi, so this makes sense.)
> 2. The king and the guards can move in any direction in the
>    courtyard - up/down, left/right, and diagonally.
> 3. The cannon MUST jump over another piece even when it is just positioning
>    itself.  An exception: a cannon cannot jump over another cannon.
> 4. The chariot(rook) can move diagonally once inside a king's courtyard.
> 
> Like in the chinese version, the horse(knight) or the elephant(minister)
> cannot move if the path is not clear.  The path of a knight is the same:
> move one grid forward and one diagonally.  An elephant moves one grid
> forward and then sweeps across a 2x2 square.
> 
> Finally, a word about the initial layout of the board: the knight and
> the minister can switch positions, and the king can start at the center
> of the court, or inbetween the guards.
> 
> I haven't played either version of this game for quite a while,
> did I miss anything?  Is everything I said correct?
>  
> -- 
> Edward So,  Computing Systems, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
> IBM VNET: EDSO at WATSON       Internet: edso@watson.ibm.com
Thanks to Edward for the information. What about draws and stalemates? I
understand you do not have stalemates in Chinese Chess. What about the 
rules governing king to king confrontations on open files?
Does anybody know of an email xiangqi club/league? Would anybody like 
to start a xiangqi list of players on a listserver somewhere? How about a
rec.games.xiangqi for Chinese Chess enthusiasts. Any takers?

Matt