Latest revision as of 10:55, 10 March 2015

The opening position for XiangQi.

Rules

XiangQi is played on a 9x10 board White moves first. White and black begin the game with 2 Horses (H)
White and black begin the game with 2 Rooks (R)
White and black begin the game with 2 Cannons (C)
White and black begin the game with 2 Guards (G)
White and black begin the game with 2 Elephants (E)
White and black begin the game with 5 Pawns (P)
White and black begin the game with 1 King (K)
The King is a royal piece (king).

Objectives

The game is won:

• If the enemy king is check-mated.

The game is a draw:

• If the enemy only has a king left and cannot take your last piece
• If the same position occurs for the third time.
• If no progress has been made for 50 consecutive moves.
• If there is insufficient material to mate the enemy king.

Movement of the pieces

Horse (H)
The Horse moves and captures as a lame leaper (marked •). Betza description: nN
Rook (R)
The Rook moves and captures as a slider (marked •). Betza description: R
Cannon (C)
The Cannon moves as a slider (marked •). The Cannon captures as a slider (marked ×). Betza description: mRcpR
Guard (G)
The Guard or Advisor moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). The Guard cannot leave the palace. Betza description: F
Elephant (E)
The Elephant or Minister moves and captures as a lame leaper (marked •). The Elephant may not cross the middle of the board. Betza description: nA
Pawn (P)
The Pawn moves and captures as a asymmetric leaper (marked •). Betza description: sfW The Pawn cannot move back to the square it came from.
King (K)
The King moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). The King cannot leave the palace. Betza description: W