Cnchesskt.com is a professional English-language platform dedicated to Xiangqi, also known as Chinese Chess—a game of profound strategy, tactical precision, and centuries of cultural heritage. Our mission is to make Chinese Chess accessible to beginners while offering serious players the depth, tools, and community they need to improve.
Here, you can master Chinese Chess rules and notation, study Xiangqi openings (开局), middlegame (中局) plans, and endgame (残局) technique, and explore tactical motifs such as the fork, pin, skewer, discovered check, double check, and perpetual check (长将). We explain the roles of the General/King (将/帅), Advisor/Guard (士/仕), Elephant/Bishop (象/相), Horse/Knight (马), Chariot/Rook (车), Cannon (炮), and Soldier/Pawn (兵/卒), along with essential concepts like the Palace (九宫), the River (楚河汉界), the central file (中路), horse-leg (马脚), elephant-eye (象眼), cannon screen (炮架), flying general (飞将), check (将军), checkmate (将死), and stalemate (困毙).
Whether you want to play Chinese Chess online, solve Xiangqi puzzles, analyze annotated games, follow tournament news, or understand the strategy behind the Chu River and Han Border, Cnchesskt.com provides reliable resources, interactive tools, and a welcoming community. Join us and discover why Xiangqi remains one of the world's most fascinating board games.