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Rook, Cannon, Horse: the same pieces, different logic in Xiangqi and Chess
The Chariot moves identically, the Cannon exists in only one game and captures over a screen, the Horse traces the same L but can be hobbled — a quick translation between the two games.
Xiangqi Skills That Make You Better at Chess (and Back Again)
X-rays and batteries learned from the Cannon, blocking-square calculation from the hobbled Horse, rook endgames, planning from chess — the skills that genuinely transfer between the two games.
7 Mistakes Chess Players Make When Switching to Xiangqi
Cannons need screens, Horses get hobbled, generals fly, and running out of moves loses — seven habits that are right in chess and wrong in xiangqi, and how to retrain them.
Reversi Launches — Play Free in Your Browser
Reversi (Othello) is live at reversi.synerworlds.com — standard 8×8 outflank-and-flip rules, 12-level AI, two-player rooms, uniquely-verified puzzles, 6 strategy lessons and all 26 locales from day one.
Dark Xiangqi Launches — the 14th Game in the SynerWorlds Family
Dark Xiangqi (Jieqi) is live at cotuongup.synerworlds.com — a full xiangqi board with 15 shuffled face-down pieces, 12-level AI, server-verified game rooms, a daily checkmate puzzle and Puzzle Rush.
How to Play Go — Beginner's Guide
Learn Go from zero: the board, liberties and capturing, how scoring works, and basic beginner tips.
How to Play Checkers — Beginner's Guide
A complete guide to checkers for beginners: how pieces move, the mandatory capture rule, crowning, and basic tips.
The Complete Feature Guide — Game Rooms, Challenges, Correspondence Chess and More
Discover every feature of Chess Online: play vs the computer across 10 levels, realtime game rooms, friend challenges, correspondence chess, puzzles, leaderboards and push notifications.
The Complete Feature Guide — Game Rooms, Challenges, Correspondence Chess and More
Discover every feature of Xiangqi Online: play vs the computer across 12 levels, realtime game rooms, friend challenges, correspondence chess, puzzles, the lesson library, leaderboards and push notifications.
How to Add the Xiangqi Shortcut to Your Phone's Home Screen (iPhone & Android)
Step-by-step guide to adding Xiangqi Online to your phone's home screen so it opens fast like a real app, with full push notifications.
How to Play Chess — Beginner's Guide
Learn chess rules, piece movements, and basic strategies. Free bilingual guide (English/Vietnamese).
How to Play Xiangqi: A Beginner's Guide
A complete guide to playing xiangqi for beginners: the board, how each piece moves, and the basic rules of winning and losing.
"The Central Cannon Opening: Xiangqi's Classic First Move"
Learn the Central Cannon opening — xiangqi's most classic attacking setup, its Same Direction and Opposite Direction variations, and how to counter it.
5 Xiangqi Endgame Tips That Will Help You Win More
The 5 most important xiangqi endgame principles: keep your king safe, use your crossed-river pawns, coordinate chariot and horse, and calculate continuous checks.