Openings

Opening classification

Browse Xiangqi openings by name and study the characteristic move lines. Codes stay behind the scenes. Practice with names and moves.

Non–central-cannon openings

Uncommon openings

Elephant opening (I)

Elephant opening (II)

Elephant opening (III)

Horse opening

Palace-cannon opening

Cross-palace cannon

Central cannon vs opposite horse & others

Central cannon vs uncommon replies

Central cannon vs single horse

Central cannon vs left three-step tiger (excl. to opposite cannons)

Central cannon vs opposite horse (I)

Central cannon vs opposite horse (II) — 5-6 cannon

Central cannon vs opposite horse (III) — 5-7 cannon

Central cannon vs screen horses

Central cannon vs screen horses (I)

Central cannon vs screen horses (II)

River chariot + 7th-file horse vs screen horses — two-headed snake

River chariot + mutual 7th pawns vs screen horses (excl. trade cannon)

River chariot + mutual 7th pawns vs screen horses — trade cannon

5-6 cannon vs screen horses

5-7 cannon vs screen horses (I)

5-7 cannon vs screen horses (II)

Central cannon riverrank cannon vs screen horses

5-8 and 5-9 cannon vs screen horses

Same-direction and opposite cannons

Same-direction cannons (excl. direct chariot lines)

Same-direction direct chariot vs delayed chariot

Same-direction direct chariot vs lateral chariot

Central cannon vs left sealing cannon into opposite cannons

Central cannon vs left three-step tiger into opposite cannons

Central cannon vs opposite cannons (incl. deferred)

Immortal guiding the way

Immortal guiding the way

Immortal vs edge-pawn cannon (excl. left central-cannon vs flying elephant)

Immortal to left central cannon vs edge-pawn cannon + flying elephant (I)

Immortal to left central cannon vs edge-pawn cannon + flying elephant (II)

Facing pawns

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