Chinese Chess

9×10 board. Horses move in a 日 with hobble; no diagonal.

Red moves first. Legal chariot, horse, elephant, advisor, king, cannon, and soldier moves. Undo and restart. Optional random computer. Capturing the king wins. Fully client-side.

What Chinese Chess does

Red moves first. Legal chariot, horse, elephant, advisor, king, cannon, and soldier moves. Undo and restart. Optional random computer. Capturing the king wins. Fully client-side.

This URL is only for Chinese Chess (fun · xiangqi). 9×10 board. Horses move in a 日 with hobble; no diagonal. Other Fun tools on Tool-You look similar in the chrome, so the job definition below is the part that belongs to Chinese Chess alone: Red moves first. Legal chariot, horse, elephant, advisor, king, cannon, and soldier moves. Undo and restart. Optional random computer. Capturing the king wins. Fully client-side.

How to use Chinese Chess

  1. This Chinese Chess page is a small Fun utility (/fun/xiangqi). It is not Gomoku (15×15 two-player; five in a row wins.).
  2. Set the few inputs Chinese Chess needs. Path hint: fun · xiangqi. 9×10 board. Horses move in a 日 with hobble; no diagonal.
  3. Set only the options that match Chinese Chess. Neighbor Tangram does something else (Seven pieces you can drag, rotate, and flip.). Tool note: Red moves first. Legal chariot, horse, elephant, advisor, king, cannon, and soldier moves. Undo and restart. Optional random computer. Capturing the king wins. Fully client-side.
  4. Run Chinese Chess in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Horses move in a 日 and cannot jump a hobble. CPU or two-player.
  5. Download or copy the result from Chinese Chess. If it is the wrong job, open Gomoku instead.

When not to use Chinese Chess

Skip Chinese Chess when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Gomoku or Tangram — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Red moves first. Legal chariot, horse, elephant, advisor, king, cannon, and soldier moves. Undo and restart. Optional random computer. Capturing the king wins. Fully client-side.

Questions about Chinese Chess

What does Chinese Chess do that other Fun pages on this site do not?
Red moves first. Legal chariot, horse, elephant, advisor, king, cannon, and soldier moves. Undo and restart. Optional random computer. Capturing the king wins. Fully client-side. Short version: 9×10 board. Horses move in a 日 with hobble; no diagonal.
Does Chinese Chess upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?
No. Chinese Chess runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Horses move in a 日 and cannot jump a hobble. CPU or two-player.
Should I use Gomoku instead of Chinese Chess?
Use Chinese Chess when you need 9×10 board. Horses move in a 日 with hobble; no diagonal. Use Gomoku when you need 15×15 two-player; five in a row wins. They share a category (Fun) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Chinese Chess?
Horses move in a 日 and cannot jump a hobble. CPU or two-player. Also: Red moves first. Legal chariot, horse, elephant, advisor, king, cannon, and soldier moves. Undo and restart. Optional random computer. Capturing the king wins. Fully client-side.