Chinese chess game is a strategy board game similar to Western chess.

象棋

The game represents a battle between two armies, one in red chess pieces and the other in black. Pieces are flat circular disks labeled or engraved with a Chinese character identifying the piece type.

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Each player controls an army of 16 pieces.

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Strategy Rhyme for Chinese ​Chess

马走日，象走田；

车走直路炮翻山；

士走斜线护将边；

小卒一去不回还。