Chess’s Eastern Cousins: Shogi and Xiangqi

While the westward development of chaturanga into chess is fairly well documented, its eastward route is somewhat murky. Explore a Chinese game called xiangqi, and a Japanese game called shogi. Are these two games of tabletop warfare closer to each other in play than they are to chess? Or do they both have a definite lineage from chaturanga?

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  • Runtime 32 minutes
  • Production Company The Great Courses
  • Created September 13, 2024 by
    Mandarin7584
  • Modified September 13, 2024 by
    Mandarin7584