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World number one xiangqi player Wang Tianyi, once hailed as a genius and an “alien”, received a lifetime ban in China this week for match-fixing and bribery, marking a tragic ending to a remarkable ...

The China Xiangqi Association (CXA) has slapped lifetime bans on top-ranked players Wang Tianyi and Wang Yuefei for match-fixing and bribery. Tianyi and Yuefei have been in custody since August, after ...

MANILA, Philippines -- It is a Chinese game wherein Filipinos can also excel. Chan Cuan himself, founder of the Filipino Amateur Athletic Federation (FCAAF), is confident that Filipinos have great ...

The Chinese Xiangqi Association was founded in 1962 as a member of the All-China Sports Federation promoting xiangqi, or Chinese chess, and is based in Beijing. It is among the founding members of the ...

The Chinese chess (Xiangqi) champion who was stripped of his title and prize money for alleged cheating, is suing the Chinese Xiangqi Association (CXA) and demanding a public apology, as well as ...

Chinese chess was engulfed in turmoil earlier this week when a national champion was stripped of his title following unsavory allegations involving cheating in the sport. Xiangqi is the official title ...

Yan Chenglong crowned ‘Xiangqi King’ but overdid celebrations, as governing body also investigates whether he cheated using anal beads The world of Chinese chess is in uproar over rumours of cheating ...

The eighth episode of South Korean TV series Melancholia shows Yut, Xiangqi and Weiqi as South Korean traditional games confusing the audience about the origins of these ancient board games. Actually, ...