For Chess Players

For Chess Players

Xiangqi for Chess Players: What Carries Over, What Doesn't, and How to Get Good Quickly

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.

29/09/2026 5 min read

For Chess Players

Ten Traps Chess Players Fall Into in Their First Xiangqi Games — and How to Avoid Each One

Chess instincts cause predictable xiangqi mistakes: blocked horses, cannon screens, pinned pieces between the generals. The ten most common and their fixes.

29/09/2026 5 min read

For Chess Players

The Cannon Explained for Chess Players: The One Piece With No Chess Equivalent

The cannon moves like a rook but captures by jumping over exactly one piece. How it works, why it is so strong early, and the counting habit that tames it.

29/09/2026 5 min read

For Chess Players

Stalemate Is a Loss in Xiangqi: The Rule Chess Players Forget and How It Wins Endgames

In xiangqi a player with no legal move loses; there is no stalemate draw. How this rule wins endgames that chess would call drawn, and how to avoid it.

28/09/2026 5 min read

For Chess Players

The River and the Palace: The Two Board Features That Change Everything for Chess Players

The river and the two palaces are the board features chess does not have. Which pieces they restrict, why it matters, and how to use them in your games.

28/09/2026 5 min read

For Chess Players

Chess Tactics in Xiangqi: How Forks, Pins, Skewers and Discovered Attacks Change on the New Board

Forks, pins, skewers and discovered attacks all exist in xiangqi, but the horse leg, the cannon screen and the flying general reshape every one. A guide for che

28/09/2026 6 min read