Chinese chess masters visit Cambridge

20 September 2007
Three of the world's leading players of Xiangqi – the ancient Chinese mind-game sometimes known as “Chinese chess” – will visit the University of Cambridge today as part of a tour of the UK.
Xu Yinchaun, Wang Yang and Zhang Guofeng, who are all Xiangqi grand masters, will be treated to a punting tour on the River Cam and tea at a Cambridge college – Trinity Hall – during a break from a week-long tour promoting the ancient strategy game. Their guided visit will be given by fluent mandarin speakers currently living and working at the University.

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Xiangqi Grand master teach xiangqi skill in London

On September 19, Xiangqi Grand master Xu Yinchuan (right) teach a game to a British girls in London. That day, Zhang Guofeng, Xu Yinchuan, and Wang Yang are jointing the activities of “World Xiangqi Masters 2007 " in London for xiangqi publicity and promotion.

German GM in Western Chess publishes comparative study on ENDGAME FORTRESSES both in Western Chess and XiangQi

The German GM in Western Chess, Dr. Karsten Müller from Hamburg, Germany, is a leading expert with regard to endgames. He has already released many publications on that topic, and those publications have always been appraised by the experts.
Now Dr. Karsten Müller has written and published an even more interesting study:
a comparative study on ENDGAME FORTRESSES both in Western Chess and in XiangQi!
That sole fact of the publication of the study – in English - is good news.
Moreover the study is very interesting to read.
You can download the article in PDF here.


The author, Grandmaster of Western Chess Dr. Karsten Müller (centre), together with the reigning World Champion of Western Chess, Vladimir Kramnik from Russia (right) and the German chess journalist Dr. Helmut Pfleger (left) on the occasion of an event at Hamburg, Germany