Janggi Online: Korean Chess in Your Browser
Janggi is Korean chess: two players, a 9×10 board and 16 pieces each. Checkmate the opponent's general to win. Play it free in your browser against the AI.
Janggi at a glance
- Players
- 2
- Board
- 9×10 lines (90 points); pieces stand on the intersections; no river
- Pieces
- 16 per side: 1 general, 2 guards, 2 elephants, 2 horses, 2 cannons, 2 chariots, 5 soldiers
- First move
- Han (漢) picks a setup first, then Cho (楚); Cho moves first
- Goal
- Checkmate the opponent's general
- Points
- Chariot 13, cannon 7, horse 5, elephant 3, guard 3, soldier 2; Cho starts with 72, Han with 73.5 (1.5 bonus)
- Ties
- Impossible: games without checkmate are decided by points, and the 1.5 bonus breaks every tie
How to play janggi
Each side has 16 pieces on a 9×10 board. Han chooses one of four setups first, then Cho, and Cho moves first. Generals and guards never leave their palace. Checkmate the enemy general to win; otherwise the game is decided by points.
Full rules and FAQ How each piece moves The four setups Points and scoring
Janggi vs xiangqi vs chess
Janggi looks like xiangqi (Chinese chess) but plays differently: there is no river, the cannon must jump to move, players may pass, and games without checkmate are decided by points.