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How to play Xiangqi (Chinese Chess)

Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) is a game that plays with 2 players. It's an Abstract Strategy and Wargame where the core of play revolves around Grid Movement. A Chinese chess variant played on the intersections of a board divided by a 'river,' featuring a cannon that jumps to capture and generals confined to a palace. Reaching its modern form by the Song dynasty, it is one of the world's most-played board games and the dominant chess variant in China.

This is an overview of what to expect at the table — not the rulebook. We link to official rules and tutorials rather than reproducing them.