Mongolian chess, which derives from xiangxi, retains the alternating black and white layout of the board, and many of the pieces--tower, horse, pawn--are quite similar to those in Western chess (though in Mongolian chess the tower functions more like a king than a rook).
蒙古承襲象戲創造的蒙古象棋，棋盤保留黑白相間格式，棋子轉化成塔、車、馬、砲、駝、卒，而塔即類似於今天西洋棋裡的城堡。