What are the most famous types of chess in the world?

Some of the most famous types of chess in the world are Chess, Go, Chinese Chess, Xiangqi, Checkers.

1. Chess. Also known as European Chess or Western Chess, it is a strategic board game played by two players.

2. Go. It is a strategic two-player board game, known in ancient China as "Yi" and in the West as "Go".

3. Chinese chess. It is a kind of chess game originated in China, belonging to a kind of two-player antagonistic game.

4. Shogi. Also known as Japanese Chess, this Shogi, is a unique Japanese chess.

5. Checkers. It is a type of chess that can be played by two to six players at the same time. The board is in the shape of a hexagonal star, the pieces are divided into six colors, 10 or 15 pieces of each color, and each player uses one corner of the checkers to have a piece of one color.

One: Chess

Also known as backgammon, this is the most popular mainstream board game in the world, with a large number of enthusiasts in Asia, Europe and the United States on all continents, and is generally considered to have originated from the ancient Indian board game of Chatulankar. The board is an 8x8 grid of 64 squares, black and white, with the pieces placed in the squares. Each side has 16 pieces, one king and one queen, two bishops, two knights, two rooks, and eight pawns, and the game is won by killing the opponent's king.

Characteristics of Chess:

1: Great freedom, except for the pawns can only go forward, the other pieces of force are free to move in and out.

2: Pawns can be changed to other pieces after reaching the opponent's bottom line.

3: Special moves, such as king-rook transposition, taking passed pawns, etc.

2: Chinese Chess

Mainly popular in China and neighboring countries, with the Chu-Han conflict as the background, the board is 9 vertical and 10 horizontal, separated by a boundary river, with pieces placed at intersections, and 16 pieces on each side, one marshal, two soldiers, two phases, two knights, two rooks, two cannons, and five pawns. One side is red and the other side is black. The red side goes first and wins by killing the other side's marshal.

Characteristics of Chinese Chess:

1: There are nine palaces, and the marshal and the sergeant cannot go out of the palaces.

2: There is a boundary river, the phase can not cross the river.

3: Pawns can move sideways after crossing the river.

4: Horses have lame legs.

5: The cannon eats the son across the river.