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Strange he mentions Chinese but not Chinese Chess (Elephant Chess). In Chinese Chess, more or less all the original names have been retained, whereas they have
by SeanLuke 3y ago
Strange he mentions Chinese but not Chinese Chess (Elephant Chess).
In Chinese Chess, more or less all the original names have been retained, whereas they have changed radically in Western chess as discussed.
Chinese chess pieces (and their rough positional but not power equivalents in western chess) are: the General (king), the Advisor (queen), the Elephant (bishop), the Horse (knight), the Chariot (rook), the Soldier (pawn), and famously the Cannon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiangqi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiangqi