The Pieces
A practical guide to xiangqi piece values: chariot, cannon, horse, elephant, advisor and soldier, how their worth shifts from opening to endgame, and fair trade
For Chess Players
If you play chess, you are closer to xiangqi than you think. What transfers directly, which habits will cost you games, and a two-week plan to get going.
Endgames
Being ahead is not the same as winning. Seven practical principles, from your general's file to guarding your defenders, for converting xiangqi endgames.
Middlegame
Every xiangqi trade changes the game. When to exchange and when to avoid it: material, activity, defenders, cannon versus horse, and heading for a winning endga
Middlegame
A soldier across the river changes the middlegame. When to advance one, how to support it, how crossed soldiers attack the palace, and how to stop the opponent'
Openings
The Screen Horses (Bình phong Mã) is Black's classic reply to the Central Cannon. How to build it, what each piece does, typical plans, and mistakes to avoid.
Middlegame
In xiangqi, pieces win together, not alone. How chariot, cannon and horse combine, classic partnerships, and how to spot and fix pieces that are not cooperating
Openings
P7+1 or P3+1, the Pawn opening, is a flexible first move. What it prepares, how Black commonly answers, and why many players choose it over the Central Cannon.
Middlegame
What to do when the opening is over and there is no tactic: how to read a xiangqi position, find targets, choose a wing, and turn a vague idea into a concrete p
The Pieces
The chariot (Xe) is xiangqi's strongest piece. How it moves, why getting it out early matters, the best files and ranks for it, and classic chariot mates.
Openings
The Central Cannon, C2=5, is xiangqi's most played first move. What it attacks, how Black usually answers, the plans that follow, and the traps to avoid.
Endgames
In the endgame the cannon runs out of screens. Why cannon and general alone cannot beat a bare general, and how keeping one advisor changes everything.