About XiangqiPlay
A free place to play Xiangqi — Chinese chess — online, against real opponents or the computer, and to learn it properly.
Everything you need to play Chinese chess
Xiangqi has been played for well over a thousand years and is one of the most widely played board games in the world. XiangqiPlay is built to be a good place to play it online.
Play, free
Against the computer at three levels, or online against real opponents matched by rating. Private tables let you share a link with a friend.
Play a gamePuzzles that are proven
Mate-in-one, two and three puzzles, each checked by exhaustive search so every one has exactly the solution it claims.
Solve a puzzleThe rules, properly explained
Board setup, how each of the seven pieces moves, and how games are won — with diagrams drawn by the rules engine itself.
Learn the rulesIn more than one language
The core pages are written in English, Vietnamese and Traditional Chinese — not machine-swapped after the page loads.
Tiếng ViệtTwo things we hold to
Rules enforced, not trusted
Illegal moves cannot be played, and perpetual check and chase are ruled on by the engine. Ratings change only in rated games between signed-in players.
Free to play
Playing, solving puzzles and learning the rules cost nothing and need no download — the whole site runs in the browser.
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