书斋 · The Study
Learn to play
Brand new to these games? Each tutorial walks you through the rules step by step, demonstrated right on the board. Pick a game and start playing in minutes.
Once you know the moves
Xiangqi glossary
Every term players use, in English and Chinese, from the river to the iron gate bolt.
The pieces, one by one
How each piece moves and what it is worth, with a board showing every legal point.
Opening guides
The named lines, each with the moves on a board and the plan behind them.
Tactics puzzles
Mate in one, two and three, every solution proved by the engine.
Chess in Chinese
Read the characters on the pieces and the words around the board.