Chess Institute: Learn Xiangqi & AI – Elevate Your Thinking Skills as a Chess Player

Are you passionate about Xiangqi (Chinese Chess)? Do you want to improve your skills but haven’t found anyone to practice systematically with? Let the Chess Institute be your supportive companion on your journey to mastering the art of chess.

The Chess Institute is designed as a compact training space right on your phone. The app focuses deeply on learning chess and practicing (Training) with the support of AI technology.

KEY FEATURES:

✅ 1. Compete with a Strong AI (Pikafish Engine) Test your skills against Pikafish – one of the most advanced Xiangqi engines.

Adjust the difficulty level from Beginner to Grandmaster.

The AI plays in a diverse manner: It knows how to attack, defend, and exploit mistakes.

You can have the AI play with handicaps, making the game easier for you.
It is a tool to help enhance your strategic thinking and chess intuition (Co tuong).

✅ 2. Build & Manage Custom Opening Book A feature that enables players to create personal data:

Draft your own variations for openings and midgames.

Receive move suggestions from the AI, finding the 5 optimal moves (ranked by board score) in a position.

Features detailed notes for each move: Indicating which is the main move, which is a mistake, and which is a blunder.

Supports importing books from PGN or JSON files (the app's format)

Build a treasure trove of knowledge to help you remember various formations: Cannon Opening, Bishop Defense, Anti-Cannon...

✅ 3. Opening Trainer After drafting your opening, use this feature to memorize it.

The machine will play as your opponent, making moves according to the variations you’ve prepared.

If you make an incorrect move from the book, the app will notify you immediately.

✅ 4. Puzzle Solver Many positions from basic to advanced (Checkmate) await your solution.

The "AI Defense" mechanism: The machine will defend at the highest level, requiring you to find the exact checkmate to win.

Hone your ability to spot coordinating moves and finish the game.

✅ 5. Chess-Focused Interface

Minimalist design, helping you focus on the chessboard.

Customize your chess pieces and board to your liking, supporting vertical rotation and left-right flipping as desired.

Fully supports the Vietnamese language.

✅ 6. Practice Openings

Comprehensive collection of various openings like Cannon, Anti-Cannon, Over-Offer Cannon, Opening Knight, Pioneer’s Guidance, Elephant Movement,... and some other popular openings for you to practice with AI to find optimal moves.

✅ 7. Climb the Puzzle Rank

After practicing, you can climb ranks and solve puzzles to see if you are as good as others.

WHO IS THE CHESS INSTITUTE FOR?

Beginners who want to learn Xiangqi systematically.

Players looking to practice openings and memorize complex variations.

Anyone who wants to engage in intellectual entertainment and develop logical thinking through the game of chess, specifically Xiangqi.

Download the Chess Institute: Learn Xiangqi & AI to start practicing today!