Sam Sloan Chinese Chess for Beginners. Ishi, 1989. S4. 186pp. Paperback $16.95

When you think of Chess, you probably think of the strategy game played throughout Europe and the Americas. There is another kind of Chess played throughout the world by probably more people than any other strategy game. This game is Chinese Chess. tHe "Elphant Game," as it called by the Chinese, data back more than 2000 years. Acousin of Wester Chess, its unique style of play results in wide-open, quick-moving and aggressive contest.

Chinese Chess for Beginners explains both the rules and the strategies of the gane clearly and in detail so that you can start playing right away. It covers everything from the opening through the endgame.

This book includes a set of paper chessmen that you can cut out to begin play right away.