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  TWO PREMIERES AT HAMBURG:     THE FIRST YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF XIANGQI AND THE FIRST OUTDOOR SET OF XIANGQI IN INTERNATIONAL DESIGN   By Dr. René Gralla, Hamburg (Germany)     There has taken place a historic event of Chinese Chess at Hamburg, Germany - because for the first time in the 2200 years of the history of Chinese Chess, there has been battled out  a Youth World Championship of Xiangqi, and that very " ' Caissa Cup ' 1st World Youth Xiangqi Championship " has been battled out on August 17th and August 18th, 2016 , at Hamburg, Germany.   The event has been realized after the German journalist and Xiangqi-enthusiast Dr. René Gralla had presented a corresponding proposal to Mr. Xue Zhong, Deputy General Secretary of the World Xiangqi Federation (WXF), some years ago. And now that vision has become true: Mr. Xue Zhong - who actually lives in Muni...

Mind Sports Olympiad 2016, 21st-29th August 2016. The annual festival of board game competitions and of mental skills, to be held at the venue JW3, 341-351 Finchley Road, London NW3 6ET. Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) will take place on Wednesday 24th August, 10.15am-13.45pm, with award of gold, silver and bronze medals and prizes of £100, £75, £25 to the winners. All events are open to spectators, free of charge, new comers are welcome. For more details/registration, visit the www.msoworld.com, tel +44(0)7939 592820

The European Cup Xiangqi Championship 2016 will be held in Edinburgh Scotland, here are some of the the details  : 1. Holder: European Xiangqi Federation (EXF) 2. Organiser: U.K. Chinese Chess Association 3. Co-organiser: Magna World Ltd (Scotland) 4. Supporter: Edinburgh Confucius Institute 5. Tournament date and venue: May 6-8, 2016    Inglewood House Hotel,Tullibody Road, FK10 2HU,    Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 6. Competition Event: Team, Men’s Individual, Women’s Individual, Non-Chinese and Non-Vietnam (NCNV) Individual Note that the numbers of players in a team is not limited. Each player will be charged £20 for covering partial organization cost. Prize giving ceremony and grand dinner (Sponsored by Confucius Institute) will start at 17:00 on Sunday How to get there: By air, you can arrive at Edinburgh International Airport or Glasgow International Airport By train, Virgin or Scots Rail to Stirling Station By car, FK1...

Go & Chinese Chess Congress March 4th-6th 2016 The Irish Go Association working together with The UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland is presenting the 2016 Irish Confucius Cup tournaments, to take place once again at The Gresham Hotel right in the heart of Dublin’s city centre, and will be comprised of three tournaments: – The Rapid Go Tournament – The Confucius Cup Go Tournament – The Confucius Cup Chinese Chess Tournament The Chinese Chess tournament will consist of 7 rounds, 4 on Saturday and 3 on Sunday. Venue of Tournaments: The Ballroom Suite The Gresham Hotel 23 Upper O’Connell Street Dublin 1 Rules: The Chinese Chess tournament is to apply the Asian rules. Time Settings: 45 minutes basic plus 10 seconds increment per move. Prizes: cash amounts will be awarded to the top five competitors:     1st place      €1,000 2nd place     €400 3rd place     €300 4th place     €200 5...

                    2015   年   全   英   象   棋   锦   标   赛                     UK Chinese Chess Championship 2015  联合主办/Organizers： 英国象棋协会 （UK Chinese Chess Association)                                     华人社区中心 （Chinese Community Centre） 宗旨： 促进社区群众友谊，丰富人们康乐活动， 以棋会友，共同进步 Aim： Develop Friendship among all communities, promote cultural activities 日期： 2015年10月22日（星期四）上午11.00时到下午6.00时 Date :  Thursday 22nd October 2015 from 11.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. 地点/venue :  华人社区中心 / Chinese Community Centre,  2 Leicester Court              ...

We thank Mr.Rory Wales, President of the Irish Go Association for informing us they are holding their annual Go tournament in Dublin on the 6th-8th of February 2015. The Confucius Institute for Ireland, sponsoring the prestigious event, wishes to include a Chinese Chess Tournament at the same time as well, scheduled for 3 games on Saturday, and 2 games on Sunday. For those who are interested, here is a link for more information about the event:   http://www.irish-go.org/2015- irish-go-chinese-chess- congress/ Also in Chinese here: http://www.irish-go.org/2015- irish-go-chinese-chess- congress/2015-2/ The Tournament Organiser very much hope you can come along to it, and tell others who might be interested too!

   2014年“少 林 杯”全英中国象棋锦标赛 规程    Shaolin Cup UK Xiangqi Championship 2014    主办/Organizers: 英国象棋协会 (UK Chinese Chess Association)    协办/Supported：英国少林寺 （Shaolin Temple UK)    宗旨：增进棋艺爱好者友谊，丰富社区康乐活动, 以棋会友，共同进步    Aim:  Develop friendship among all, promote cultural activities    日期：2014年10月25日（星期六）上午11时到下午6时    Date: Saturday 25th October 2014 from 11.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.    地点/Venue：英国少林寺 (Shaolin Temple UK), 207A Junction Road,                London N19 5QA    交通/Transport: 地铁站-Underground: Tufnell Park (Northern Line)    奖励/Prizes: £150, £80, £60, £40 plus junior prizes £30, £20    棋例/Rules: 亚洲棋例，5轮瑞士制。Asian rules, 5-round Swiss system    报名/Entry: £10, 截止日期10月23日（Closing date 23rd October 2014)                (注：棋手服从主办方规例...