Your First Game

Good opening habits, then play a bot.

1. Good opening habits: bring out your horses and chariots, control the centre, and keep your general safe.
2. A classic first move is the Central Cannon (中炮): move a cannon to the middle file.
3. Black answered with a horse. Now bring out one of your horses.
4. Which is a good first move?
5. You know all the pieces and rules now. Go and play your first game against a bot — Little Soldier is waiting!