PLAYER GUIDE
Learn to play xiangqi
One move. A thousand possibilities.
Red starts on a 9×10 intersection board. Keep your general safe and leave the opponent with no legal move.
Palace and river
Generals move orthogonally within their palace; advisors diagonally within it. Elephants move two diagonals, may not cross the river, and cannot jump a blocked eye. Generals may not face on an open file.
Attack and defence
Chariots move along ranks and files. Horses have a blocking leg. Cannons need exactly one screen to capture. Soldiers move forward and gain sideways moves after crossing the river. A player with no legal moves loses, even without check.