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Title: Very good book for the beginner
Review: This book definitely gives you everything you need to know to learn the basics of playing XiangQi, especially if you already know something about western chess. He has chapters on the basics of the game, the movements and abilities of each piece, the value of attacking pieces, attacking and defensive and tactical moves, and openings. The book ends with two fully (and very well) annotated games from championship events.The only minuses are a slightly exaggerated and unwarranted tendency to criticize western chess, and the ocassionally absurd idea which he allows to creep into his writing. For example, on p 13 he says that using Chinese characters for the pieces (as he does in this book) "prepares one to read classical Chinese writings on XiangQi." DUH! Wouldn't I have to know how to read Chinese??
