Xiangqi Study: Chinese Chess
695 lessons, nine-level engine
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Play Xiangqi against a nine-level engine, then train where you are weak: your own mistakes become drills, plus 477 tactics, endgames and openings. No ads, works offline.
Chinese chess to play and to get better at, in one app with no ads, no account, and everything playable offline.
PLAY THE ENGINE
Nine levels, from first-timer to Chess Sage. The easy levels slip up like real people, so beginners get their wins too; the top levels never think longer than 3 seconds a move. Every game is different thanks to an opening book built from real games. Ask for a hint, take a move back, play with a clock, play coached games that warn you before a blunder, and climb a ladder of nine masters.
LEARN FROM YOUR OWN GAMES
After each game the app reviews it for you: pieces given away, missed mates, tactics you did not see. The position before each mistake becomes a drill so you can find the right move yourself. Winning positions you failed to convert are kept for practice too.
KNOW WHAT TO PRACTISE TODAY
The Today card suggests a few minutes a day: positions due for review, your weakest skill, an endgame or opening, and a game at the right level. A placement test lets experienced players skip the basics. The Progress screen shows your tactics rating, win rate by level, and how your big mistakes per game come down.
SKILL TRAINING
477 positions across 15 skills: loose pieces, forks, discovered checks, Cannon tactics, pins and blocks, exchanges, escaping check without loss, mate in one, two and three, finding the best move. Positions come from real games, graded by the engine, ordered from easy to hard. Get a move wrong and the app explains why in that very position and shows the reply. Mastery means solving it alone twice, on two different days.
ENDGAMES, WINNING POSITIONS, OPENINGS
13 basic endgames played out against the engine, from a lone Chariot to Horse and Cannon holding a draw against a Chariot. 30 winning positions to practise converting. Opening training in 10 systems: step off the line and the app tells you whether your move loses something or is still playable.
LEARN — 695 LESSONS
Sixteen sets: first steps, opening principles, middlegame, endgame, ten opening systems, the classical manuals, and international competition rules. Every endgame verdict was checked against the app's own engine. 39 interactive exercises, 45 practice positions, 15 puzzles.
HANDBOOK
Look up 105 terms, mating patterns, an endgame table of wins and draws, an opening tree with 119 lines, rules and notation. Fully searchable, and terms inside lessons open with a tap.
OVER-THE-BOARD GAMES
Record a game played on a real board, or import one in Vietnamese notation, WXF or DhtmlXQ, and have it analysed like your own games. An analysis board to try moves and see the engine's assessment. Share games and position images.
INTERNATIONAL RULES
World Xiangqi Federation rules (WXF 2018): no perpetual check or chase, a draw after 50 moves without a capture. The game warns you before you break a rule. Offer a draw or resign from within the game.
FIVE LANGUAGES
English, Tiếng Việt, 简体中文, 繁體中文, Русский — fully translated.
PRIVACY
No data collected, no ads, no sign-in. Your progress and games stay on your device, move to a new phone with iCloud Backup, or can be exported to a single file you carry yourself. The app uses the network on its own in exactly one place: asking the App Store whether a newer version exists, at most once a day, sending nothing about you.
Works on iPhone and iPad, in light and dark mode.
Ratings & Reviews
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• Now in Russian.
• Learn from your own games: after each game the app points out your slips and turns those positions into drills.
• Today card: a few minutes a day, with exactly what you need to practise.
• Progress screen: tactics rating, win rate by level, big mistakes per game coming down.
• Placement test for players who already know the game.
• Wrong moves are explained in the actual position, with the opponent's reply.
• Skill training grows to 477 positions, adding exchanges, pins and blocks, and mate in three.
• New: 13 basic endgames, 30 winning positions to convert, opening training in 10 systems.
• Handbook: terms, mating patterns, endgame table, opening tree.
• Record over-the-board games, import notation, analysis board, share games.
• Timed games, coached games, and a ladder of nine masters.
• A stronger engine, every game different; easy levels slip up like real people.
• Export and import your progress when you change phones; optional daily reminder.
The developer, Diep Duong, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Diep Duong
- Size
- 8.8 MB
- Category
- Board
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 4 more
- English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
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