The ancient martial art form that originated in Kerala, is growing in popularity in India, but is consigned to just a demo ...

With reigning Asian Games champion and several grandmasters banned for life, the latest crackdown on corruption in xiangqi, or Chinese chess, has exposed a serious integrity crisis tarnishing the ...

China has been rocked by a major Chinese chess (Xiangqi) cheating scandal with investigations uncovering cases of match-fixing, bribery, and unethical conduct involving players and coaches. Three ...

With reigning Asian Games champion and several grandmasters banned for life, the latest crackdown on corruption in xiangqi, or Chinese chess, has exposed a serious integrity crisis tarnishing the ...

Eighteen months after leaked recordings revealed widespread match-fixing in the board game xiangqi, also known as Chinese chess, China has imposed lifetime bans on three grandmasters. Announced last ...

The Chinese Xiangqi Association (CXA) announced that 41 players have been penalized for match-fixing, including three grandmasters who were banned from competition for life. Among those punished, the ...

A total of 41 Xiangqi (Chinese chess) players were penalized, including grandmasters Zhao Xinxin, Wang Yang and Zheng Weitong. The three players were banned for life and stripped of their ...