Chinese Chess
by jissee1
Chinese Chess adds playable chess-style boards and pieces to Minecraft, including Xiangqi, Weiqi, Wuziqi, Junqi and Feixingqi.
What it does
Boards can be generated as world structures, and players craft the pieces from vanilla blocks such as redstone, gold, diamond and emerald blocks. Right-clicking places a block on the board, and pressing Q throws an item entity. A piece converts into another block once it stops moving. The mod provides its own pieces for Feixingqi, because that game uses blocks that vanilla does not supply. Recipes can be checked with JEI, and the rules are described in the in-game introduction.
The game suits single-player play, and the author recommends playing with friends on a course. A dice block is included, and it can roll dice in two ways. Strategy matters in these games, and the mod is meant to bring several Chinese chess variants into Minecraft. Chinese Chess runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files exist for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across four game versions, 1.18.2 – 1.20.6, under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and the source code is open source.
Key features
Five chess variants
Xiangqi, Weiqi, Wuziqi, Junqi and Feixingqi can be played on boards built in the world.
Block-based pieces
Pieces are crafted from vanilla blocks, and a piece changes into another block once it stops moving.
Dice roll
A dice block rolls in two ways, for games that use chance.
Rules and recipes
In-game introductions describe the rules, and recipes can be checked with JEI.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Playing with friends
Groups on a server can set up a board in the world and play a variant together.
Single-player games
Players can use a board in a single-player world without other participants.
Who it’s for: Players who want board games inside Minecraft, and server owners who run game courses or events on a shared world.
How it compares
Ultimate Chess is a Fabric and Forge mod for 1.19 – 1.20.1, released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source. Immersive Chess is a Fabric-only mod for 1.19.4 – 1.20.2 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 or later, also open source. Chinese Chess covers different variants and supports NeoForge, Forge and Fabric across 1.18.2 – 1.20.6.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Chess | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-06-11 |
| Ultimate Chess | Fabric and Forge | 1.19 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-09-14 |
| Immersive Chess | Fabric | 1.19.4 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2025-05-14 |
Questions
Does Chinese Chess have to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Chinese Chess support?
Can the pieces be made without JEI?
In the catalog
Chinese Chess is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
For detailed Chinese description, please go to 象棋 - MC百科|最大的Minecraft中文MOD百科. Sometimes the strategy matters in Minecraft, which is similar to some Chinese chess games.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chinesechess
- Owner
- jissee1
- Published
- 2024-06-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-06-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15