C. K. Lai is a well known Xiangqi player and enthusiast who has written and translated a dozen books on the subject, and is still writing, though less frequently nowadays. There was a time when he produced two books a year, among them his first book Chinese Chess, An Introduction To The Openings, Checkmate In Two, and Chess Of The Wuzhi Mountain (in collaboration with Mr. Shu Ming Li of San Francisco). Translations include Chinese Chess, The Endgame Technique, Victories All The Way, and Fifty Games Of GM Li Laiqun. With a few Xiangqi friends he promoted the game in Britain some two decades ago, helping to create the UK Chinese Chess Association. He is certainly at the forefront of promotion of the game in Britain. One of C. K. Lai's high achievements in Xiangqi competitions was in 1994 when he won the 11th European Xiangqi Championship held in Amsterdam. He also won on several occasions the UK Xiangqi Championship. He is Editor of Chinese Chess Cyber Newsletter, a simple web site based in London which attracts many Xiangqi followers.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
much needed english book -- but disappointing,
This review is from: Chinese Chess: An Introduction To The Openings (Paperback)
An OK book for those just beginning to play; but if you're looking for any kind of in-depth analysis, you're out of luck here. Half the book consists of categorizing openings by Red's first move -- and that's all, no response moves, no follow-ups or variations, nothing. Very thin. The second half is a collection of 24 games with some commentary, which is better, but the games themselves are sometimes of questionable quality. For what it is (113 pp. from title page to the end), it really ought to cost half this much.
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