关于臧棋与西藏围棋

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臧棋可指西藏各类棋类游戏的总称，也可以特指密芒和久棋。当我们谈到藏式围棋的时候，又有特殊的内涵。所以这几个概念需要先弄清楚。

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Tibetan Gundru

Gundru (Gun-dru, Mig-mang, Ming-mang) is a traditional game from Tibet. It is played on a 9x9 grid with 16 pieces initially placed on the board, and equally many are kept in the reserve. The object is to capture the enemy stones. Stones slide orthogonally in any direction, like the chess rook. Capture is done by enclosing a row of enemy stones between two of one’s own. Many stones can be captured at the same time, both vertically and horizontally. Capture can occur over corners, when a line of stones makes a perpendicular turn anywhere on the board. Captured stones are immediately removed and replaced with friendly stones. When a player has only one stone left, it acquires the capability to capture by the short leap, one jump at a time. Capture is not mandatory. If a player builds an impenetrable fortress and only moves pieces within it, then the other party shall be regarded as the winner. It is important to gain space, thus leaving the enemy with fewer move freedoms. As this game uses the ancient interception capture, it is probably quite old. (There seem to exist other references to Mig-mang or Ming-mang where the rules described are not the correct ones.)

Capture can also occur of rows of pieces that turn perpendicularly. Captured pieces swap colour.

In this example all black pieces are captured (swapped). Is Gundru a precursor of Go?

Reference

Rin-chen Lha-mo (1926). We Tibetans. London: Seeley Service & Co. Limited.

http://mlwi.magix.net/bg/gundru.htm

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Tibetan Gundru

Gundru (Gun-dru, Mig-mang, Ming-mang) is a traditional game from Tibet. It is play ...

Top-ranked Go players race to Tibet for promoting ancient board game
Xinhua, June 15, 2017]

LHASA, China, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The Tibet Autonomous Region of China has witnessed a special contest combining the ancient board game Go and car rally, during which six Chinese top Go players, including world champion Ke Jie, not only played with each other but also acted as navigators for the rally racers along the Sichuan-Tibet highway.

The contest, from June 2 to 14, aimed to promote Go in Tibet and Ke Jie was crowned at the base camp of Mount Qomolangma.

"I always dream of coming to Tibet and have enjoyed the rally very much. The view here is gorgeous as painting," Ke said.

The six Go players faced off against each other at different locations, including the Potala Palace. They also visited a local primary school in Lulang county of Ningchi.

"We taught the pupils some basic rules of the game, and they got the hang of it in a short time. This contest benefits the popularization of Go, and I hope there will be more like-minded people, who can appreciate the beauty of the game," Ke said.

Tuo Jiaxi, another top Go player, said, "Only a few pupils here were familiar with Go. So the basic introduction was necessary. And we communicated better through the game."

The contest is fairly new in the country, and the arrival of top-ranked players is a big moment in promotion of Go in Tibet.

Ye Jiangchuan, a chess master and an official of China's General Administration of Sport, said that the contest is a unique mixture which can serve as a shining example for other sporting events.

In 2017, Lhasa, the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, has seen more than 140 students learning in the city's Go school. Enditem