SCACCHI ORIENTALI
La famiglia dei giochi di scacchi, nel suo sviluppo orientale, genera due delle varianti più note: quella cinese (Xiangqi) e quella giapponese (Shogi). Poichè si tratta di versioni dei nostri stessi scacchi (che potremmo definire "occidentali" o "indo-persiani"), ciò spiega il modesto numero di pubblicazioni che hanno avuto in occidente. Ancor meno per le varianti coreana, thai, birmana, ecc.

STORIA
Benaschak P.
SCHACHSPIELE IN OSTASIEN. XIANGQI, CHANGGI, SHOGI. QUELLEN ZU IHRER GESCHICHTE UND ENTWICKLUNG BIS 1640
Iudicium, München, 2001, XX-233p.
Vorwort | Technische Vorbemerkungen | Abbildungen, Tabellen, Textauszüge | 1. Einleitung | 2. Zur Methode | 3. Ursprungsregion und Verbreitung des Schachspiels | 4. Zum Stand der Forschung | 5. Xiangqi | 6. Changgi | 7. Shogi | 8. Wie das Schachspiel nach China gekommen sein könnte: ein Berg von Hypothesen | 9. Ausblick | Anhang A. Dynastien und epochen | B. Zu Überstzungsproblemen | C. Literaturverzeichnis | D. Indices | E. Glossar chinesischer, koreanischer und japanischer Wörter
SCACCHI CINESI [XIANGQI] E COREANI
Wurman D.
CHINESISCHES SCHACH. KOREANISCHES SCHACH
Deutsch, Frankfurt a.M., 1991, IV-345p.
Danksagung | Vorwort | Einleitung | I. Chinesisches Schach | Das Spielmaterial | Die Gangarten der Figuren | Die Spielregeln | Strategische Hinweise | Die Notation | Eröffnungen | Spieltaktik des chinesischen Schachs und Mattkombinationen | Mittel- und Endspieltechniken | Vorgabesystem | Sechs Blitzpartien | Zwölf vollständige Partien | China-Schach-Probleme | Endspielprobleme | Jahrmarktprobleme | Kunstschachprobleme | Besondere Kunstschachprobleme | Chinesisches Schach in archäologischen Ausgrabungen | Chinesisches Schach in Vietnam (Pham Cong Thanh) | Chinesisches Dreischach San Guo Tchi | Kurzer tabellarischer Vergleich zwischen dem chinesischen und dem koreanischen Schach | II. Koreanisches Schach | Die Gangarten der Figuren | Vier Beispiele | Strategie | Zwölf vollständige Partien | Drei Endspielprobleme | Bastelanleitung
...MANUALI E LIBRI DI BASE
Budde V./Bandholtz T.
CHINESISCHES SCHACH. SPIEL, MYTHOS, KULTUR
Beyer, Hollfeld, D, 1985, 119p.
Vorbemerkung | I. Das Spiel (V. Budde) | II. Die Geschichte (T. Bandholtz) | Index
Castelli A. (ed.)
XIANG-QI
AISE, Macerata, I, 1992, 28p.
Introduzione | Letture | Bibliografia
Letture da "Eteroscacco".
Constantino B.
LET'S PLAY CHINESE CHESS
Book Marketing, Hong Kong, 1988, VI-88p.
Foreword | Preface | Some notes to ponder on the game of Chess | 1. Introduction to the game of Chinese Chess | 2. The chess board | 3. The king chess pieces | 4. The rook chess pieces | 5. The knight chess pieces | 6. The cannon chess pieces | 7. The minister chess pieces | 8. The counsellor chess pieces | 9. The pawn chess pieces | 10. Supplementary notes | 11. Notes on the blind game played by the proficient | 12. Sample games
Donnelly T.
HSIANG CH'I
Wargames Research Group, Goring-by-Sea, UK, [1974], 74p.
Preface | The history of hsiang ch'i | The game | Equipment | The rules of play | General strategy | The pieces | The opening | The ending | Games | Chinese notation
Ensi X.
PRÉCIS DU JEU D'ÉCHECS CHINOIS [TRAD.]
You-Feng, Paris, 1999, 235p.
Introduction | I. Connaissances élémentaires | 1. Les prinicpes de base dans l'art des Échecs chinois | 2. Les pièces et l'échiquier | 3. Principes de base de l'alignement et du déplacement des pièces | II. Mise à mort | Pinyin des termes utilisés
Guermeur C. (éd.)
TRAITÉ D’ÉCHECS CHINOIS [TRAD.]
Pierre-Emile, Paris, 1979, 283p.
Avertissement | Historique | Introduction | I. Les fins de partie | II. Les ouvertures | III. Milieux de partie | IV. Stratégie générale
Knowlton R.
XIANGQI
Ancientchess.com, USA, 2004, 4p.
Lau H.T.
CHINESE CHESS
Tuttle, Tokyo, 1985, 248p.
Introduction | I. The basics | 1. The board and the pieces | 2. Rules of play | 3. Values and uses of the pieces | 4. Notation | II. Playing the game | 5. Opening of the game | 6. The mid-game | 7. The end-game | 8. Mid-game and end-game exercises | Answers to exercises | Appendix A. The secret inside the orange | B. The plum-blossom meter
Li D.H.
FIRST SYLLABUS ON XIANGQI. CHINESE CHESS 1 ♜
Premier, Bethesda, USA, 1996, 160p.
Preface | 1. Xiangqi: an overview | 2. The king and his cabinet | 3. The pawn | 4. The chariot | 5. The horse | 6. The cannon | 7. Value of playing pieces | 8. Attacking moves | 9. Defensive and tactical moves | 10. Openings | 11. UK championship game | 12. World championship game | Epilogue | Annex A. Openingmove statistics in the fourth world Xiangqi championship | B. Attacking, defensive, and tactical moves in Xiangqi
Palmer J.
CHINESE CHESS
Carlton Books, UK, 2000, 126p.
Xiangqi | The rules | The differences between Xiangqi and Chess | Troops and terrain | Opening the game | Tactics | Endgame | Dirty tricks | Sample game | Cultural background | Further information
Libro interamente a colori; venduto allegato ad un gioco in cartone.
Schmidt R.
XIANGQI: EINFÜHRUNG IN DAS CHINESISCHE SCHACH
Schiller, Berlin, 1985, 78p.
I. Einführung | Die Regeln | Elementare Übungen zum Gebrauch der Figuren | Eine 700 Jahre alte Partie | II. Endspiele | III. Eröffnungen | IV. Kunstschach | Lösungen
Schmidt R. (Hrsg.)
XIANGQI: ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR CHINESISCHES SCHACHS. SAMMELBAND 1986-1989
Schiller, Berlin, 1989, c150p.
Vorwort | 1986 | 1/1987 | 2/1987 | 1/1988 | 2/1988 | 3/1988 | 4/1988 | 1/1989
Raccolta in un unico tomo dei fascicoli pubblicati fra il 1986 e il 1989.
Sloan S.
CHINESE CHESS FOR BEGINNERS
Ishi Press International, Montain View, USA, 1989, VI-183p.
Acknowledgements | 1. The world of Chinese Chess | 2. How to play Chinese Chess | 3. Checkmate and stalemate | 4. A sample game | 5. How to start the game | 6. Relative value of pieces | 7. General strategic considerations | 8. Management of the pieces | 9. The endgame | 10. About the openings | 11. More games | 12. Who's Hu in Chinese Chess | 13. History of Chinese Chess | 14. Where to play, computer software, and other things you need to know
Spindler P.-É.
TRAITÉ DU JEU D'ÉCHECS CHINOIS XIANG-QI
Flammarion, F, 1977, 269p.
Présentation et règles | 1. Les ouvertures | [I.] La bombarde ouvre le feu | A. Ouvertures centrales | B. Ouvertures centrales. Ouvertures en symétrie | C. Ouvertures centrales. Ouvertures de "grand centre" | [II.] | A. La charge du cavalier. Ouverture du cavalier volant | B. Ouvertures ministérielles | C. Marginaux en lutte. Ouvertures pion/lettré | 2. Milieu de partie. De la combinaison: les tournois de destruction | 3. Les fins de partie
Scritto con la collaborazione di P. Rival.
...APERTURE
Lai C.K.
CHINESE CHESS. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE OPENINGS
World Mind Masters/Impala, London, 2005, 115p.
Foreword (J. Hodge) | Preface to the second edition | Preface | Introduction | The rules | The pieces | The value of the pieces | The board | Chinese chess notation | The openings | 1. Cannon openings | 2. Knight openings | 3. Pawns openings | 4. Bishop opening | Further openings | Illustrative games
Nuova edizione ampliata; prima edizione: 1987.
Schmidt R.
XIANGQI: ERÖFFNUNGSTHEORIE DES CHINESISCHEN SCHACHS
Schiller, Berlin, 1986, 78p.
Vorwort | Lesehinweise | Allgemeine Eröffnungstheorie | Die richtunggleiche Mittelkanone | Die richtungsverkehrte Mittelkanone | Der Pferdschutz-Wall | Ein bisschen Statistik | Die Elefanteneröffnung | Regelungen zu Sieg, Unentschieden und Niederlage
...SCACCHI COREANI
Knowlton R.
JANGGI
Ancientchess.com, USA, 2004, 4p.
SCACCHI GIAPPONESI [SHOGI]
...MANUALI E LIBRI DI BASE
Castelli A. (ed.)
SHOGI
AISE, Macerata, I, 1992, 26p.
Introduzione | Letture | Bibliografia
Letture da "Eteroscacco".
Fairbairn J.
SHOGI FOR BEGINNERS
The Shogi Association, London, 1986, VI-167p.
Preface | 1. The Shogi board and pieces | 2. The moves of the pieces | 3. Captures | 4. Promotion | 5. Drops | 6. The object of the game: checkmate | 7. Mating problems | 8. A game for beginners | 9. Castles | 10. Opening patterns | 11. Opening lines | 12. The middel game: tactics | 13. The middle game: strategy | 14. The endgame: access to the king | 15. The endgame: end of the game | 16. Draws, handicaps and breaking the rules | 17. Games | Solutions to problems
Hosking T.
THE ART OF SHOGI
The Shogi Foundation, Treknow, UK, 2003, X-270p.
Preface | Acknowlegements | [Preface to the second edition] | Foreword (Y. Habu) | Bibliography | I. Rules and fundamentals strategy | II. Statitc rook and ranging rook | Appendix A. The first 8 title games outside Japan | B. Habu's seven crowns 1995-96 | C. The meijins | D. The main current professional shogi tournaments | E. Reading a japanese game score | Index
Knowlton R.
SHOGI
Ancientchess.com, USA, 2004, 4p.
Leggett T.
SHOGI: JAPAN’S GAME OF STRATEGY
Tuttle, Tokyo, 1966, 100p.
Introduction | The board and the men | Learning to use the pieces | The paratroops | The value of the pieces | Novices' game | An introduction to the openings | A few game positions | Appendix: how to read a japanese score
Con tavoliere e pedine di cartone.
Ohara E.
JAPANESE CHESS. THE GAME OF SHOGI
Bridgeway Press/Tuttle, Tokyo, 1958, XVII-182p.
Acknowledgements | Preface (L. Parrott) | Introduction | Abbreviations and remarks | 1. The rules of the game | 2. Value and cooperation of different men | 3. Opening | 4. Middle course | 5. Checkmating practice | 6. Examples
Sölter F.
SHOGI ANFÄNGERBUCH. DAS JAPANISCHE SCHACH
Wild, Kassel, 1994, 125p.
Vorwort | I. Das Spiel | 1. Das Spielbrett | 2. Die Figuren | 3. Das Schlagen | 4. Die Beförderung | 5. Das Einsetzen von Figuren | 6. Die Anfangsstellung | 7. Illegale Züge | 8. Die Spielführung | 9. Schachgebot und Spielende | 10. Die Notation | 11. Das Einstufungssystem und das Vorgabesystem | 12. Allgemeine strategische Hinweise | II. Praxis | 1. Kommentierte und unkommentierte Partien | 2. Problemshogi | Anhang
Spindler P.-É.
TRAITÉ DU JEU D’ÉCHECS JAPONAIS SHOGI
Flammarion, F, 1977, 189p.
Présentation | Invitation à la découverte et règles | Les troupes parachutées | Techniques du parachutage | Ordres défensifs de bataille (Gakoï) | Les ouvertures | Thèmes d'exercice | Parties commentées | Parties à handicap | Parties d'amateurs | Glossaire
...LIBRI DI APPROFONDIMENTO
Aono T.
BETTER MOVES FOR BETTER SHOGI
Kawai, Tokyo, 1983, 304p.
Foreword | 1. Good shape is the basis of good Shogi | 2. The pawn: its value and power reconsidered | 3. Eradicating reflex moves | 4. Understanding vanguard pawns | 5. Improve your endgame | 6. Learning to play over the whole board | [7.] Answers to viewers' questions | Shogi vocabulary
Edizione bilingue inglese-giapponese.
...APERTURE
Aono T.
GUIDE TO SHOGI OPENINGS
Kawai, Tokyo, 1983, 200p.
Preface | English notation and technical terms | How to read this book | 1. Primitive climbing silver | 2. Wing attack, reclining silver | 3. Side pawn - [a] variation | 4. King's head vanguard pawn vs. ranging rook | 5. Quick - attack line vs. ranging rook | 6. Fortress opening - the basics | 7. Fortress opening - [first] variation | 8. Fortress opening - [second] variation
Edizione bilingue inglese-giapponese.
...GIOCO E POLITICA, GIOCO E FILOSOFIA
Cho-Yo
JAPANESE CHESS (SHO-GI). THE SCIENCE AND ART OF WAR STRUGGLE PHILOSOPHICALLY TREATED. CHINESE CHESS (CHONG-KIE) AND I-GO
Kegan, London, 2002, 242p.
Preface | The three of chessology | The three of mathematics for illustration od chessology | Chessology | The importance of knowledge of the use of figures in chessology | Japanese chess | Its function and position as the calculus of chessologics | Alexander's siege and destruction of tyre of the phoenicians | The siege of Port Arthur | Chinese chess | Igo, Weiqi | Mondai (problem) | Index
La prefazione è del 1904, ma l'editore segnala che il libro è stato scritto nel 1899; l'indice dei capitoli è confuso; le parti dedicate agli scacchi cinesi e al go sono di complessive 8 pagine.
...VARIANTI
/...CHU SHOGI
The Shogi Association (ed.)
MIDDLE SHOGI AND HOW TO PLAY IT
The Shogi Association, Bromley, UK, 1980, 8p.
/...DAI SHOGI
The Shogi Association (ed.)
DAI SHOGI AND HOW TO PLAY IT
The Shogi Association, Bromley, UK, 1980, 8p.
/...DAI-DAI SHOGI
The Shogi Association (ed.)
DAI-DAI SHOGI AND HOW TO PLAY IT
The Shogi Association, Bromley, UK, 1982, 10p.
/...MAKA-DAI-DAI SHOGI
The Shogi Association (ed.)
MAKA DAI-DAI SHOGI AND HOW TO PLAY IT
The Shogi Association, Bromley, UK, 1982, 12p.
/...TAI SHOGI
The Shogi Association (ed.)
TAI SHOGI AND HOW TO PLAY IT
The Shogi Association, Bromley, UK, 1983, 16p.
/...TENJIKU SHOGI
The Shogi Association (ed.)
TENJIKU SHOGI
The Shogi Association, Bromley, UK, 1983, 8+1p.
/...TORI SHOGI
The Shogi Association (ed.)
TORI SHOGI
The Shogi Association, Bromley, UK, 1984, 4p.
/...WA SHOGI
The Shogi Association (ed.)
WA DAI-DAI SHOGI AND HOW TO PLAY IT
The Shogi Association, Bromley, UK, 1980, 4p.
SCACCHI MONGOLI
Knowlton R.
SHATAR
Ancientchess.com, USA, 2007, 4p.
SCACCHI THAILANDESI E CAMBOGIANI
Gifford G.
THAI CHESS AND CAMBODIAN CHESS. MAKRUK AND OUK CHATRANG
Lulu, USA, 2011, X-92p.
Introduction | 1. Makruk | 2. Ouk Chatrang | 3. The counting rules | 4. Openings | 5. Games | 6. Making your own set | About the author | Bibliography and further reading
Knowlton R.
MAKRUK
Ancientchess.com, USA, 2004, 4p.