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Play now — it's freeXiangqi (象棋), often called Chinese chess, is China's classic two-player strategy game: 32 pieces on a 9×10 board of 90 intersections, a river splitting the field in two, and one goal — capture the enemy General.
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→ Full Xiangqi rules · النسخة العربية
Played on a board of 9 files × 10 ranks (90 intersections) with 16 pieces per side: one General, two Advisors, two Elephants, two Horses, two Chariots, two Cannons and five Soldiers. Red always moves first, and the player who captures the opponent's General wins.
32 pieces — 16 per side: one General, two Advisors, two Elephants, two Horses, two Chariots, two Cannons and five Soldiers.
Two players only — Red and Black. Red always moves first, then they alternate one move per turn.
By capturing the opponent's General — the game ends the moment the General is taken. If 400 moves pass with no General captured, the game is a draw.
The Cannon slides like the Chariot, but to capture it must jump over exactly one intervening piece sitting between it and its target.
No — the Elephant moves two points diagonally and always stays on its own half; it also cannot jump if the midpoint of its path is occupied.
Never. A Soldier moves one point forward, and after crossing the river it may additionally step sideways — but never backward.
The two Generals may never face each other on the same file with no piece between them; any move that creates this facing is rejected as illegal.
Yes — you can play Xiangqi online free at xiangqi.yeeqia.com directly in your browser, no download or sign-up required to start a game.
Yes — the site is mobile-first and runs in any modern Android or iPhone browser, with full Arabic support.