How to play chess

The chess setup is based on the first horizontal line nearest to the player's side. The pieces set up by red should look like this (and by black in accordance with the principle of symmetry):

1. The first horizontal line: from left to right: rook, knight, phalanx, shi, shuai, shi, phalanx, knight, rook.

2. The second horizontal line does not contain pieces.

3. Third horizontal line: placement of cannons on the two points with special markings.

4. Fourth horizontal line: place pawns on the five points with special markings.

5. The fifth horizontal line does not place pieces.

Introduction of Xiangqi

Chinese Chess is a kind of chess originated in China, belonging to one kind of two-player antagonistic game, which has a long history in China. Because of its simple equipment and strong sense of fun, it has become an extremely popular and widespread chess activity. Chinese Chess is the Chinese chess culture and the cultural treasure of the Chinese nation, which has a long history, is interesting and the basic rules are simple and easy to understand. Chinese chess in China's mass base is far more than the Weiqi, is the most widely popular chess program, Chinese chess has been spread to more than a dozen countries and regions.

Chinese Chess uses a square lattice board with 32 round pieces*** and 16 pieces in each of the colors red and black, which are placed and move at intersections. Both sides alternate moves, and the side that first kills the opponent's general (marshal) wins. The layout of chess occupies an extremely important strategic position in the overall game, especially since victory or defeat between high-level players depends to a large extent on the degree of study of the layout. This is related to the limitations of its time. Today, the layout has already reached a considerable breadth and depth, and is now developing in the direction of high, precise, deep and micro.