Chinese Chess
StrategyChinese Chess, or Xiangqi, is the most popular board game in China. Two armies face off across a river. Each piece moves by its own rules — capture the enemy General to win the game.
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You play Red. Click a piece, then click a highlighted square to move.
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How to play Chinese Chess
- Click one of your pieces (red), then click a highlighted square to move it.
- Pieces move by their own rules — the General, Chariot, Horse, Cannon, Elephant, Advisor, and Soldier.
- The Horse can be blocked by a piece beside it (the horse's leg).
- The Cannon captures by jumping over exactly one piece.
- Capture the enemy General to win the game.