"Western chess" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Western chess (uncountable)
  1. Synonym of chess. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: chess [synonym, synonym-of]
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          "text": "[The] Deputy General ... travels an unlimited number of free intersections orthogonally (in rows and columns), exactly like the Chariot in regular xiangqi or the Rook of Western chess.",
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