What's new on XiangqiPlay: features, fixes and what is coming next.
Our rebuilt engine now annotates entire games in seconds, surfaces the critical turning point, and translates evaluations into plain-language coaching you can actually learn from.
Offline puzzles, buttery-smooth board animations, and the same accounts you already love — now on iOS and Android. Here's how to get in early and what's coming next.
Rules, piece guides, board setup and the beginner mistakes worth skipping.
The Central Cannon, the Screen Horse and every major system, with the ideas behind the moves.
Middlegame plans, tactics and calculation: attacking the palace and defending it.
Book endings, fortresses, and the technique that converts a won game.
Two thousand years of the game, from its origins to the professional era.
The champions and characters of Chinese chess, past and present.
The game in parks, teahouses and daily life across China, Vietnam and the diaspora.
Reports and standings from the events that matter.
Conversations with players, coaches and organisers.