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Wuji Chinese ChessBROKEN LINK!. Invented by Zheng Lei(鄭磊,河南光山縣人) in 1993.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
📝Yu Ren Dong wrote on Sat, Nov 21, 2009 12:51 PM UTC:
Bomb can not attack another Bomb.



Some characters 

1. Horses move like a Knight in Western Chess.

http://www.chineseetymology.org/CharacterASP/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E9%A6%AC&submitButton1=Etymology

http://www.chineseetymology.org/CharacterASP/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E5%82%8C&submitButton1=Etymology

2. Elephant moves like  a Bishop in Western Chess.

http://www.chineseetymology.org/CharacterASP/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E8%B1%A1&submitButton1=Etymology

http://www.chineseetymology.org/CharacterASP/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E7%9B%B8&submitButton1=Etymology

3. Minister moves like a Queen in Western Chess. 

http://www.chineseetymology.org/CharacterASP/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E5%8D%BF&submitButton1=Etymology

4. Reckless move like a Camel in Timur's Chess.

http://www.chineseetymology.org/CharacterASP/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E8%9A%A9&submitButton1=Etymology

5. Mandarin must stay confined to the fortress, and can only move a single
step diagonally. Whithin the fortress, it can jump one of empty squares
adjacent horizontally or vertically to the player's own King.

http://www.chineseetymology.org/CharacterASP/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E4%BB%95&submitButton1=Etymology

http://www.chineseetymology.org/CharacterASP/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E5%A3%AB&submitButton1=Etymology

6. Bomb move like a Rook in Chess. When capturing pieces except other Bomb,
Bomb is removed from the board. When captured, the capturing piece is also
removed from the board.

http://www.chineseetymology.org/CharacterASP/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E9%9C%87&submitButton1=Etymology


7.Love move like a Bishop without capture in Western Chess, that is, any
number of squares diagonally. Only Bomb and Soldier can capture Love. When
staying in the player's own zone, Love can slide diagonally backwards to
capture.

http://www.chineseetymology.org/CharacterASP/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E6%84%9B&submitButton1=Etymology

http://www.chineseetymology.org/CharacterASP/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E8%89%BE&submitButton1=Etymology