The Chinese Xiangqi Association was founded in 1962 as a member of the
All-China Sports Federation The All-China Sports Federation () is a national non-governmental, non-profit sports organization in China. It oversees a wide array of sports associations in the country.
It is responsible to the State General Administration of Sports and the M ...
promoting
xiangqi
''Xiangqi'' (; ), also called Chinese chess or elephant chess, is a strategy board game for two players. It is the most popular board game in China. ''Xiangqi'' is in the same family of games as '' shogi'', '' janggi'', Western chess, '' c ...
, or ''Chinese chess'', and is based in
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
. It is among the founding members of the
Asian Xiangqi Federation, and since 1975 has been a member of the
International Xiangqi Federation. In addition to organising and hosting xiangqi tournaments, it is responsible for publishing approximately 95% of xiangqi books and other publications on the subject in
China.
Xiangqi and the 'Chinese Chess Pack' Part 3
by James O'Fee
External links
Chinese Xiangqi Association
(official website)
World Xiangqi Federation
References
Members of the All-China Sports Federation
Xiangqi
Chess in China
Sports organizations established in 1962
1962 establishments in China
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