| No. | Chess Name | Category | Area |
| 1 | The “Jiu” chess | Competitive | Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture and Tianzhu Tibetan autonomous prefecture |
| 2 | “King and Ministers” | Competitive | Gannan |
| 3 | Mongolian chess | Competitive | Jiuquan’s Subei Mongolian autonomous county and Zhangye’s Pingshanhu |
| 4 | The “Fang” chess | Competitive | Lanzhou, Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture, Pingliang, Tianshui’s Zhangjiachuan Hui autonomous county |
| 5 | The “Liubo” chess | Competitive | The Hexi Corridor (Wuwei, Jinchang, Zhangye, Jiuquan and Jiayuguan) |
| 6 | The “jiawuma” chess | Fun game | The Hexi Corridor (Jinchang, Zhangye and Jiuquan) |
| 7 | The “Yangwo” chess | Fun game | Lanzhou and Linxia |
| 8 | The “Tiaokujing” chess | Fun game | Pingliang (more popular) and Qingyang |
| 9 | The “Weiheshang” chess | Fun game | Lanzhou, Linxia and Tianshui |