Play Chinese Chess For Free on Xiangqi.com!
What is Xiangqi?
Xiangqi (pronounced “shiang-chee”) has been played for hundreds of years and is today still one of the most popular board games in the world, played in China and across Asia, and recently, in the West as well. You can usually find men playing xiangqi in Chinatown neighborhoods across the world.
How to Play
The game of Xiangqi is played on a board of nine columns (files) and ten rows (ranks). The traditional pieces are wooden disks with red or black Chinese characters drawn on them. The pieces are lined up on the vertices. See How To Play Xiangqi for detailed descriptions of each piece, and detailed rules about how to play games on xiangqi.com.
Play Online 2 Player Chinese Chess Game
Create Chinese chess games online for 2 players or join games created by others. Players can choose different sides, game timers, increments, and move timers when creating a new game. Untimed 2 players Chinese chess game is also supported on Xiangqi.com so that players can enjoy free Chinese chess games online anywhere at any time. After the game, players can improve their skills by using the engine analysis feature to analyze and review the game.
Play Chinese Chess Games against Computer
The Play Computer feature offers 5 levels of difficulty for players to prepare themselves for a multiplayer Xiangqi match. The Level 1 Computer is a good companion for beginners to familiarize themselves with Chinese chess. Once players are able to beat the Level 1 Computer, they can challenge the next level and improve their skills to play Chinese chess against other players more proficiently.
Play Chinese Chess Puzzles
Play online Chinese Chess puzzles on Xiangqi.com to improve your skills! We provide players with numerous free Chinese chess puzzles, allowing Xiangqi enthusiasts to enjoy the fun of playing Chinese chess and practice their tactics through puzzles. In addition, players can design and name their own puzzles on Xiangqi.com using the Create Puzzles feature and share them with other players.
Play Chinese Chess Online Tournament
Xiangqi.com holds free Chinese Chess online tournaments with Swiss system every week. Click here to check them out and participate!
Rating and Ranking
After a player finishes an online 2-player Chinese chess rated game on Xiangqi.com, the player's rating will be adjusted according to the ELO rating system. When a player's rating reaches the top 20 across the whole platform or in his/her own country, he/she will be shown on the global leaderboard or national leaderboard and becoming the star on Xiangqi.com.
An international online Chinese chess community
The mission of Xiangqi.com is to promote Chinese chess, a cultural treasure with a long history, to people from all over the world, as well as to provide a platform for Xiangqi enthusiasts to learn, enjoy, and communicate with each other. Xiangqi.com is the only online Chinese chess platform that offers both web and app versions in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, and Vietnamese, allowing Chinese chess enthusiasts from different countries to enjoy the fun of playing Xiangqi online without language barriers. Graphical pieces are also available on Xiangqi.com to help anyone who is not familiar with Chinese to learn Chinese chess.
Different devices, Same pleasure
Xiangqi.com offers online Chinese Chess games in web version for all the devices. However, for players who use tablets or smartphones, they can also download our free Xiangqi app from Google Play Store or App Store for a better experience. All the features on web version, including playing Chinese chess against computer, multiplayer Chinese chess match, endgame puzzles, and so on, are all included on the app.
The Best Place to Play and Learn Xiangqi
Xiangqi.com serves over 2 million players from more than 100 countries each year, hosting 36 million games and 9 million puzzle attempts annually. Our platform also offers 70+ English-language lessons covering everything a beginner needs to become a strong Xiangqi player.
For anyone starting this exciting game, there’s simply no better place to learn and grow.
FAQ:
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The rules of Chinese chess are simple and easy to understand; however, this game is also very complicated, that you will never find it boring even after years of play. To begin with, you can refer to our ‘How to play Xiangqi’ section to know more about how to play Xiangqi and its basic rules. As you progress, you can also read our free Xiangqi tutorial articles for more information, such as the tactics in the opening, mid-game, and endgame stages. Don’t forget it is of paramount importance to put your knowledge into practice – You can play Chinese chess against computer at your own level or with other players online on Xiangqi.com. After each multiplayer Chinese chess game, you can analyze your game with the online AI function to make improvements.
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Chinese chess enthusiasts can click here to enter our online game lobby and start playing. For those who would like to play on mobile devices, you can download our free Xiangqi.com App from Google Play Store or App Store; it is a user-friendly Chinese chess online game platform with no registration needed. Players can play Chinese chess against computer or with players from all over the world, as well as solving endgame puzzles.
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Xiangqi.com provides English interface to international players. As the most international online Chinese chess game platform, Xiangqi.com has players from over 40 countries around the world; we understand that the Chinese characters on the pieces might be difficult for players who are not familiar with Chinese to learn, therefore pieces with substitute graphics are also available.
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Xiangqi.com offers a web version for you to play free Chinese chess online on your desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones by opening the platform directly via browsers. The free Xiangqi.com app can also be downloaded from Google Play Store or App Store on tablets and smartphones for a better user experience. Both the app and web versions provide untimed games that allow registered players to create or join online Xiangqi games without timing, so you can enjoy the fun of playing Chinese chess anywhere at any time. Although there is no move timer for untimed multiplayer Chinese chess games, players still need to choose the move timer when creating the game; the minimum move timer is 1 day while the maximum is 14 days.
So many reasons to play on Xiangqi.com
In China, it is known as a “fact” that playing Xiangqi and improving your game each week will improve your strategic thinking in business and all aspects of life, so please join us to advance your skills!
A brief introduction on how to play xiangqi