How cờ tướng is played in Vietnam: park games, notation, etiquette and the words you will hear.
Xiangqi in Vietnam
Cờ tướng is everywhere in Vietnam: sidewalks, cafés, parks and festivals. What the game looks like in daily Vietnamese life and how a visitor can join in.
Xiangqi in Vietnam
Sidewalk games in Vietnam are friendly but have unwritten rules: the move stands once your hand leaves the piece, onlookers stay quiet, and take-backs are a fav
Xiangqi in Vietnam
A practical glossary of Vietnamese cờ tướng vocabulary: the names of the pieces, how moves are called out, common opening names and the phrases players shout ac
Xiangqi in Vietnam
Vietnamese sources write moves as P2-5 or M8.7, English ones as C2=5 or H8+7. How both notations work and how to convert between them without mistakes.
Xiangqi in Vietnam
At some Vietnamese spring festivals, xiangqi is played on a giant courtyard board with people as the pieces. What cờ người is, how it works and how to watch it.
In cờ úp, the pieces start face down and shuffled, and you only learn what a piece is after it moves. The rules, the house-rule variations and how to play it we
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