Zhongguo Qiyuan
Encyclopedia
Zhongguo Qiyuan is an official agency responsible for board game
s and card game
s such as go
, bridge
, chess
and Chinese chess
affairs under the All-China Sports Federation
of the People's Republic of China
. It oversees the Chinese Weiqi Association
, the Chinese Chess Association
, the Chinese Xiangqi Association
and the Chinese Contract Bridge Association.
Board game
A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
s and card game
Card game
A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific. Countless card games exist, including families of related games...
s such as go
Go (board game)
Go , is an ancient board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,000 years ago...
, bridge
Contract bridge
Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards played by four players in two competing partnerships with partners sitting opposite each other around a small table...
, chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
and Chinese chess
Xiangqi
Xiangqi is a two-player Chinese board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, shogi, Indian chess and janggi. The present-day form of Xiangqi originated in China and is therefore commonly called Chinese chess in English. Xiangqi is one of the most popular board games in China...
affairs under the All-China Sports Federation
All-China Sports Federation
The All-China Sports Federation is a national non-governmental, non-profit sports organization in China. It oversees a wide array of sports associations in the country....
of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It oversees the Chinese Weiqi Association
Chinese Weiqi Association
Chinese Weiqi Association or Chinese Go Association, is the major go organization in China...
, the Chinese Chess Association
Chinese Chess Association
The Chinese Chess Association is the governing body of chess in China and is one of the federations of FIDE. It is also a member of the Asian Chess Federation . It is the principal authority over all chess events in China, including the China Chess League...
, the Chinese Xiangqi Association
Chinese Xiangqi Association
The Chinese Xiangqi Association was founded in 1962 as a member of the All-China Sports Federation promoting Xiangqi, or Chinese chess, and is based in Beijing. It is among the founding members of the Asian Xiangqi Federation, and since 1975 has been a member of the International Xiangqi Federation...
and the Chinese Contract Bridge Association.
List of presidents
- Chen ZudeChen ZudeChen Zude is a Chinese professional Go player. He was also the President of the Chinese Chess Association.-Go career:...
(陈祖德): 1992-2003 - Wang Runan (王汝南): 2003-2007;
- Hua Yigang (华以刚): 2007–present.