Support & FAQ

Need help with EaseXiangQi? Most questions are answered below. If not, email us at [email protected] and we’ll get back to you.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I move a piece?

Tap a piece to select it — legal destinations light up. Tap a highlighted point to move there, or drag the piece directly. Tap the piece again or tap an empty point to deselect.

How do I play against the computer?

Tap the menu icon and choose New Game, then select vs Computer and pick a difficulty. The computer plays as Black by default.

What are the difficulty levels?

Gentle — searches to depth 3 and picks at random among moves within 150 centipawns of the best. Small inconsistencies make it feel like a human beginner.
Steady — searches to depth 4 with a 50-centipawn margin. Plays exchanges out and punishes a loose piece.
Sharp — searches to depth 6. Plays the best move it can find.
Relentless — searches to depth 8. The strongest level; takes up to six seconds per move.

How do I start a new game?

Tap the menu and choose New Game, then pick vs Human or vs Computer.

How does undo work?

Tap the undo button in the toolbar to take back the last move. Tap redo to put it back. In a game against the computer, undo takes back both your move and the computer’s reply.

What XiangQi rules does the app support?

All of them:

Flying general — the two generals may not face each other down an open file.
Palace confinement — generals and advisors may not leave the 3×3 palace.
Horse leg-block — a horse is blocked by a piece on its orthogonal step.
Elephant eye — an elephant is blocked by a piece on the midpoint of its diagonal.
Cannon capture — a cannon must jump exactly one piece to capture; it cannot jump to move.
Soldier — gains a sideways step after crossing the river and never retreats.
Stalemate is a loss — a player with no legal move loses.
Perpetual check (長將) — a side that checked on every move of a repeated cycle loses.
Draw by 60-move rule and threefold repetition.

What is WXF notation?

WXF notation records moves by piece, source file, direction, and destination file or distance — for example, C8.5 means a cannon moving to file 5. Files are numbered 1–9 from each player’s own right, + means forward, - means backward, and . means sideways. It is the standard notation for XiangQi; the move list uses it so you can follow along with any annotated game record.

How do I step through my moves?

Drag the scrubber in the history panel to jump to any move, or tap the back and forward arrows to step one move at a time. The board follows.

Where are my saved games?

Every game is saved automatically after each move. Relaunch the app and it resumes exactly where you left off.

Will my games sync across devices?

Not in the current version. Games are stored locally on your device only.

I found a bug or have a suggestion.

We’d love to hear it — email [email protected].