by The Committee of Referees,
Hong Kong Chinese Chess Association
English Translation DRAFTS of Asian Rules by Eric Wu.

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Chapter 4: Asian Chinese Chess Rules

Section 1 : Terms Used in Defining Asian Rules
Section 2 : Ruling a Game
Section 3 : General Chinese Chess Rules
Section 4 : Detail Rules and Examples
- 1. The side that captures the other's King first wins.
- 2. The side that surrounds the other's pieces so that none can make any legal move wins.
- 3. The side who violates a rule, asked by the referee to alter, and repeats the violation for three times will be ruled to lose.
- 4. It is a draw when both sides cannot win, one side suggests a draw and the other side agrees, or the referee declares so.
- 5. It can be ruled a draw if both sides repeat a sequence of moves that return to the same state but there is no violation of any rules and both sides refuse to change moves.
- 6. Under any circumstance, the side that perpetually checks with one piece or several pieces will be ruled to lose.(See example in Diagrams 1,2,3)
- 7. It is a draw when both sides keep checking. ("Resolve check and check back" is a draw.)(See example in Diagram 4)
- 8. In "Two checks one check back", the perpetually checking side will be ruled to lose. (See example in Diagram 5)
- 9. Perpetual threatening to checkmate is a draw. When one side perpetually TTC and the other side cannot resolve the TTC, or can only keep moving King to avoid being checkmated, it is a draw. (See examples in Diagram 6, 7, 8, and 9)
- 10. "Resolve threatening to checkmate and threatening to checkmate back" should be ruled as a draw. One side threatening to checkmate in each move, the other side resolves threatening to checkmate and threatening to checkmate back, can be ruled as a draw if neither side wants to change move. (See example in Diagram 10)
- 11. "One check and one threatening to checkmate" is a draw. (See example in Diagram 11 and 12.)
- 12. "One check and one chase" or "several checks and one chase" should be ruled as a draw.(See example in Diagram 13.)
- 13. "One check and one idle" and "one check and one threatening to check and capture" are both ruled as draw. (See examples in Diagrams 14, 15, and 16.)
- 14. "One chase and one threatening to check and capture" should be ruled a draw. (See example in Diagram 17.)
- 15. One or two Cannons cannot perpetually chase a Rook even if the Rook is protected, or both of the Rook's reacting moves are attacking an unprotected piece. (See examples in Diagram 18 through 25.)
- 16. One Cannon perpetually chases two Rooks can be ruled a draw; two Cannons perpetually chase two Rooks can also be ruled a draw. (See examples in Diagram 26, 27, and 28.)
- 17. Rook can perpetually chase a protected Cannon. If the Cannon is protected in one move and not in another move, this chase is still allowed. (See examples in Diagram 29, 30, and 31.)
- 18. A Rook cannot perpetually chase an unprotected Cannon even if the Cannon is perpetually threatening to checkmate, has a check, or has a check and a chase. A Rook also cannot perpetually chase an unprotected Cannon even if both Cannon's reacting moves are attacking two different pieces. (See example in in Diagram 32 to 38)
- 19. When a Rook cannot move because of an opponent's Knight, the Rook cannot be perpetually chased, regardless of whether the opponent's Knight is protected. (See examples in Diagram 39, 40, and 41)
- 20. A Cannon and a Knight cannot take turns to perpetually chase a Rook, regardless of whether the Rook is protected or whether the Rook in one or two of its moves has a counter attack. (See examples in Diagram 42, 43, and 44)
- 21. A Knight cannot perpetually chase a Rook, regardless of whether the Rook is protected, if the Rook only counter attacks in one of its moves. (See examples in Diagram 45, 46, and 47)
- 22. If a Rook and a Knight perpetually chase each other, the game should be a draw. (See example in Diagram 48)
- 23. If a Rook perpetually chases a Knight and the Knight only chases back once, checks once, or has one check and one chase, the Rook side has to change. (See examples in Diagram 49 and 50)
- 24. Chasing the same type of pieces
  - Rook chases Rook:
    If both side can capture the other side, this is considered perpetual sacrifice and should be ruled as a draw. If one side cannot capture the other for some reason, the other side cannot perpetually chases it.
    Cannon chases Cannon:
    If both side can capture the other side, this is considered perpetual sacrifice and should be ruled as a draw. If one side cannot capture the other for some reason, the other side cannot perpetually chases it.
    Knight chases Knight:
    If both side can capture the other side, this is considered perpetual sacrifice and should be ruled as a draw. If one side is blocked, the other side cannot perpetually chases it. (See examples in Diagram 51 to 55)
- 25. When a Cannon is attacking an unprotected Knight, Guard, Minister, or Pawn that has crossed the river, it will be a perpetual chase even if only the cannon mount moves but neither the attacking Cannon nor the attacked piece moves. However, perpetually chasing a Pawn that has NOT crossed the river is allowed. (See examples in Diagram 56 to 60)
- 26. When a Cannon keeps attacking a Rook, disregard whether the Rook is protected or not, even if the Rook doesn't move and both sides only move the cannon mount, it is a perpetual chase. (See examples in Diagram 61 and 62)
- 27. When a Rook is confined by a Cannon and cannot move away from a line, the Rook's move within this line cannot be considered a chase. Also an attack with a Rook on this confined Rook is not considered a sacrifice. Therefore, the attacking Rook cannot keep chasing the confined Rook. If one of the moves of the confined Rook is protected, this Rook can be perpetually chased. A Knight or a Cannon cannot perpetually chase a confined Rook, disregard whether the confined Rook is protected or not. (See examples from Diagram 63 to 66)
- 28. The King can perpetually chase an enemy piece. The King can also work with another piece to perpetually chase an enemy piece. (See examples in Diagram 67 and 68)
- 29. A Pawn can perpetually chase. Two or more Pawns can work together to perpetually chase. If one of the moves of the Pawn's perpetual chase involves a Rook, Cannon, or Knight, it is still allowed. (See example in Diagram 69 and 70)
- 30. A King or a Pawn cannot work together with another piece to perpetually chase an opponent's piece. (See examples in Diagram 71, 72, and 73)
- 31. A Rook cannot perpetually chase a Pawn that has crossed the river. It doesn't matter if the Pawn also threaten to capture a piece. The Rook's side has to change or lose.(See examples in Diagram 74, and 75)
- 32. One piece perpetually chases two pieces or more should be ruled as a draw. Two pieces take turns to perpetually chase two or more pieces also should be ruled a a draw. (See examples from Diagram 76 to 80)
- 33. Two or more pieces cannot take turns to perpetually chase a piece.
- 34. A protected pieces cannot be perpetually chased if its protector has lost its effectness. (See examples in Diagrams 83, 84, and 85)
- 35. Two or more pieces trying to capture a protected piece doesn't constitute a "perpetual chase" and if neither side would change, the game can be ruled as a draw. (See examples from Diagrams 86 to 89)
- 36. If a move in a perpetual chase is an offer to exchange, it still constitutes a perpetual chase. If every move in a perpetual chase is also an offer to exchange, it still constitutes a perpetual chase. (See examples in Diagrams 90 to 93)
- 37. When A's Rook and King are controlled by B's Rook and Cannon, A cannot use a Knight or Cannon to perpetually chase B's Rook. (See examples in Diagrams 94 through 96)
- 38. Perpetually threatening to "check and capture" is a draw. (See examples in Diagrams 97 and 98)
- 39. Perpetual block is a draw. (See examples in Diagrams 99 and 100)
- 40. Perpetually offering to exchange or to sacrifice is a draw. (See examples in Diagram 101 through 104)

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When Hong Kong Chinese Chess Association (HKCCA) was formed in 1979 one of its charters was to formalize a set of Chinese Chess rules. To consolidate several existing rules, HKCCA used two guidelines:

1) Being specific, instead of allowing all the variations and
2) Striving to be fair and reasonable when selecting among several variations.

The Committee of Referees met in Macao in 1982 and finalized a set of rules which became the initial version of the Asian Rules. After almost 10 years of field use, the Committee met again in Hong Kong in 1989 and developed guidelines for organizing tournaments. The results were added to the Asian Rules.

Chinese Chess Rules [top level title for the entire book]

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The Chinese Chess set includes a board and 32 Chinese Chess pieces for the two players.

The board has 10 horizontal lines (rows) and 9 vertical lines (files). In the middle of the board the central 7 files are broken to form a horizontal space called the "river". The pieces are placed and move on the intersections of the lines, including on the "river banks" but never in the squares formed by the lines.

The pieces are round and flat; they are identified with Chinese characters. The two sides are usually distinguished with the colors of red and black.

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1. King's movements are limited to the center square marked with an X. King moves one space (step) at a time and can only move vertically or horizontally. King cannot move diagonally. There is one King for each side.

2. Guards are also confined to the center square marked with an X. Guards move one diagonal space at a time and cannot move horizontally or vertically. There are two Guards for each side.

3. Ministers' movements are confined to its own territory, which means a Minister cannot move across the river. Ministers move diagonally and at two spaces at a time, which means it always moves up or down for two spaces and left or right for another two spaces. Therefore, a Minister can only be on seven spots in the board. A Minister can be "blocked", that is if there is a piece (from either side) in the next diagonal space of the Minister, the Minister cannot move toward that direction. There are two Ministers for each side.

4. Rooks can move horizontally or vertically for any empty spaces. There are two Rooks for each side.

5. Knights can only move one space horizontally or vertically AND another space diagonally to either forward direction. Knights can also be blocked. If there is a piece (from either side) right next to the Knight, the Knight cannot move toward that direction. There are two Knights for each side.

6. Cannons can move horizontally or vertically for any empty spaces just like Rooks. However, to take a piece, a cannon has to jump over another piece (which is called a CANNON MOUNT) from either side. There is no limit on the empty spaces between Cannon and the cannon mount or between cannon mount and the piece being taken. There are two Cannons for each side.

7. Pawns move one space at a time. Before a Pawn moves across the river, it moves forward only. Once a Pawn has moved across the river, it can move forward or horizontally to either direction. A Pawn can never move backward. There are five Pawns for each side.

8. To capture an opponent's piece, one moves a piece legally to the point which is occupied by the piece being taken. A piece cannot take another piece from its own side.

9. Kings are not allowed to face each other directly. This means there must be at least a piece from either side in the vertical line between the two kings. A King will be captured if it moves into the "line of sight" of the other King.

10. One side is "checking" if it can capture the other side's King in the next move. The side being checked should "resolve the check" or lose. For example, one side checks with a cannon, the other side can resolve the check by 1) taking the cannon, 2) moving the cannon mount if the cannon mount is its piece, 3) stuffing another piece between the cannon and its own king, or 4) moving the King to a point where it is not threatened with capture or facing the opposing King.

Tiến lên miền nam

1. A game starts as the Red side takes the first move. After that the Black side moves, then Red, then Black, and so on. Toss a coin to decide who play Red. When playing multiple games, the two players take turns to play Red.

2. If a player touches a piece, he/she must move that piece. Some more details:

a. If one touches one's own piece, one must move that piece. If that piece cannot be moved, such as a Knight being blocked at all directions, the violating party gets a technical. The penalty of a technical is depended on the agreements of the tournament.
b. If one touches the opponent's piece, one must take that piece. If one cannot take that piece, it is a technical.
c. If one touches one's piece first then touches the other's piece,
- c-1, one's touched piece must take the other side's touched piece.
- c-2, If c-1 is not possible, one must move the piece one touched.
- c-3, If c-2 is not possible, one must use another piece to take the opponent's piece one touched.
- c-4, if c-3 is not possible, it is a technical.
d. If one touches the other side's piece first then touch one's own piece,
- d-1, the latter must take the former.
- d-2, If d-1 is not possible, one must use another piece to take the opponent's piece one touched.
- d-3, If none can take the opponent's piece, one should move the piece one touched.
- d-4, If d-3 is not possible, it is a technical.
e. If one touches both side's pieces simultaneously, treat it as in case "d".
f. Only the referee can adjust either side's pieces on the board to the precise spot. If one wants to do the same, one should inform the opponent or referee first.
3. No "undo" in any formal match.