Chinese Chess
Checkmate the general! Chariots, horses and cannons on a 9×10 board with a river and two palaces. Two players — or one, against the computer.
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🏆 LeaderboardHow to play
- Red moves first. Each side has a general, advisors, elephants, horses, chariots, cannons and soldiers.
- The general and advisors stay in the palace; elephants never cross the river.
- Cannons move like chariots but capture by jumping over exactly one piece; a piece next to a horse blocks it.
- A player with no legal move loses — by checkmate or stalemate.
At a glance
- 👥 2 players
- 🤖 Play other members or the computer: empty seats can take a computer player, and anyone can watch.
- ⏱ When two or more members play, each move has 90 seconds.
- 🌐 Free and in your browser — nothing to download.