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The Genealogy of Chess

Academic Xiangqi Origin Study, David H. Li, 1998

A study by David H. Li arguing for an indigenous Chinese origin of Xiangqi, independent of Chaturanga, cited here as the dissenting position against the diffusionist account associated with H.J.R. Murray.

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Publisher
Premier Publishing Company, Bethesda, MD
Publication Year
1998
Source Type
academic-monograph
Reliability Tier
2
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The Genealogy of Chess
Premier Publishing Company, Bethesda, MD, 1998
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