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
- This Chinese Chess page is a small Fun utility (/fun/xiangqi). It is not Gomoku (15×15 two-player; five in a row wins.).
- Set the few inputs Chinese Chess needs. Path hint: fun · xiangqi. 9×10 board. Horses move in a 日 with hobble; no diagonal.
- 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.
- Run Chinese Chess in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Horses move in a 日 and cannot jump a hobble. CPU or two-player.
- 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.