Download or read book A Beginners Guide to Xiangqi Chinese Elephant Chess written by Tyler Rea and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-08-29 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Beginners Guide to Xiangqi Chinese Elephant Chess covers the play & details of China's most popular board game. The layout of the playing board, movement and capturing tactics of the Xiangqi pieces, 2 standard example games, Do's and Don't of opening play, Checkmate methods and Glossary of terms.