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sirthursday
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Chinese Chess

Post by sirthursday » Fri Apr 30, 2004 10:14 am

Take a look at this article. It is a translation from a chinese newspaper

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/do ... 327719.htm
:shock: :evil:
:roll: What will they think of next?

tellymetwise
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Post by tellymetwise » Fri Apr 30, 2004 5:10 pm

I didn't know chinese chessboards had a hood, or aren't they planning on making promotional pictures? ;)

But serieus, is she something of a Polgar in chinese chess? picture of her

sirthursday
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Post by sirthursday » Sat May 01, 2004 5:05 pm

When I read the article I didn't realise she was the women's world champion...


Now it makes a tiny bit more sense.

tellymetwise
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Post by tellymetwise » Sun May 02, 2004 4:49 am

rating Zhu Chen: 2500
rating J. Polgar : 2700
(both rounded up a tiny bit)

for some games of her:

Zhu Chen defeats Alexandra Kosteniuk

redketchuplover
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Post by redketchuplover » Sat Dec 25, 2010 4:19 pm

Yesterday Yifan Hou became the youngest world champion in history!

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