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Commander Chess
DescriptionCommander Chess, or C? t? l?nh (literally "Chess Command") is a xiangqi variant created by H?i Quý Nguy?n. C? t? l?nh is played with 38 pieces (19 per player) on a board that is 11 lines wide and 12 lines long. As in xiangqi, it is played on the vertices of the grid. The board is divided into two lang territories by a river in the middle of the board. The three files on one side of the board form the sea. The object of the game is to capture the opponent's Commander, or all units of a single division of the opponent's army. The pieces on both sides, with their abbreviations, movements, and rules, are:
The Chinese xiangqi has generally been the most popular form of chess played in Vietnam. In fact, there is no traditional distinctively-Vietnamese chess game; which is partly what inspired C? t? l?nh. C? t? l?nh is played on the vertices of an 11x12 "geographic" board similar to the 9x10 xiangqi board, with the addition of an ocean occupying files A–C and two "reefs" allowing all pieces to ford the river. It shares many features with wargames, including area denial, ranged attack, and unit cooperation. Besides the fact that Vietnam has never had a distinctive regional form of chess, Nguy?n noted four complaints with xiangqi influenced the creation of C? t? l?nh: 1. Xiangqi promotes individualism and class conflict, particularly in the willingness of players to sacrifice low-level pieces to succeed. Each of these points is answered in C? t? l?nh: 1. Pieces cooperate through a "carrying" and area denial mechanics. As well, losing an entire class of piece loses the game, forcing protection of and cooperation among all classes. Game DiscussionsAdd CommentYou need to be logged in to comment. Insert Bullet List Please enter at least one item. Item: Item: Item: Item: Item: Insert Numeric List Please enter at least one item. Item: Item: Item: Item: Item: Insert Link Please enter the link of the website Optionally you can add display text Insert Email Please enter the email address Optionally add any display text Insert Image Please enter the link of the image Insert YouTube Video Please enter the link of the video MarketplaceNo listings at the moment. Do you own this game? Click here to list it for sale.
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