棋逢对手
Play now
Compete
Every guide, opening, endgame and strategy article, newest first.
Stalemate in xiangqi is a loss for the player who cannot move, unlike Western chess. Learn why the rule exists and how it changes endgame technique.
Women in xiangqi have shaped the game at every level. Explore the rise of female grandmasters, women's championships, and how to follow and join the scene.
A xiangqi ai engine now plays at superhuman strength. Learn how search, evaluation, and neural networks conquered Chinese Chess and how to train with them.
Looking for the best xiangqi books and resources? This guide maps the categories, from rules primers to endgame manuals, apps, and video channels for every level.
Confused about checkmate vs stalemate? Learn the difference between check, checkmate, and stalemate, why stalemate is a draw, and how to avoid throwing away wins.
The fastest checkmate in chess ends the game in just two moves. Meet Fool's Mate, Scholar's Mate, and the quick opening traps every player should know.
Chess time controls decide how fast a game feels. Learn the difference between bullet, blitz, rapid and classical, plus how increment and delay actually work.
Good chess etiquette turns a game into a genuine contest of respect. Master the touch-move rule, handshakes, draw offers, resignation, and online fair play.
The benefits of chess go far beyond the board: sharper memory, better focus, stronger pattern recognition, and real emotional resilience. Here's the science.
The zwischenzug, or in-between move, inserts a more forcing move before an expected recapture, flipping the result of an exchange. Learn to spot and use it.
Learning how to calculate in chess is the single biggest jump in playing strength. This guide breaks down candidate moves, visualization, and clean cutoffs.
Solving mate in two chess puzzles builds the calculation muscle behind every attack. Learn the quiet-move idea, common patterns, and a reliable solving method.
Want to improve chess tactics fast? Combine pattern recognition, daily puzzle drills, calculation, and a blunder-check routine to spot combinations first.
Discover why you should control the center in chess, how classical and hypermodern approaches differ, and practical ways to dominate the four central squares.
The passed pawn wins endgames. Learn how to create a passed pawn, support its march to promotion, blockade the enemy's, and use it as a decisive weapon.
A practical guide to open files in chess: how to seize an open file, double your rooks into a battery, and invade the deadly seventh rank to win.
King safety in chess is the foundation of every sound plan. Learn about castling, the pawn shield, back-rank mates, and keeping your king out of danger.
Prophylaxis in chess means preventing your opponent's ideas before they start. Learn the mindset of Nimzowitsch and Petrosian to quietly strangle counterplay.
