How many Chinese grandmasters are there?

China has produced 38 Grandmasters and 21 Woman Grandmasters in total.

Is there a Chinese version of chess?

Chinese chess, Chinese (Pinyin) Xiangqi (Wade-Giles) Hsiang-ch’i, strategy board game played in China from about ad 700. Like orthodox chess, Chinese chess is believed to have been derived from an Indian board game known as chaturanga.

Is Chinese Chess harder than chess?

Chinese chess appears to be more difficult, or at least more subtle, because the powers of the pieces are generally less than in western chess. Only the Chinese chariots are the equivalent of the western rooks.

Can the horse cross the river in Chinese Chess?

This piece can be blocked by another piece on the intervening square (A and B in diagram) and is not allowed to cross the river, which runs between the two sides of the board. The Horse moves first one point along the horizontal/vertical lines, and then one point diagonally.

Which country has highest grandmasters?

Russia, the number one country in the world when it comes to the number of chess grandmasters that they have, and this is a number that is generally used to rank a nation. When it comes to the sheer number of grandmasters, Russia has a total of 255.

Who is the best Xiangqi player in the world?

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No.	Player Name	Rating
1	Wang TianYi	2731
2	Zheng WeiTong	2686
3	Jiang Chuan	2658
4	Xu YinChuan	2655

Is chess or Chinese Chess older?

Chess appeared first, fully-formed, in North Western India. Some people say that the earliest ancestor is 4-player Chaturanga played with dice which metamorphosed into the 2 player strategy game. Backed up by 2 or 3 Chinese legends, the other primary theory is that Chess came to India from China.

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What country is chess most popular?

Countries where chess are most popular?

rank	country	population
1	Iceland	325010
2	Monaco	36136
3	Andorra	76246
4	Armenia	3024100