Other rules

The red player moves first. The object of Chinese Chess is to checkmate the enemy king.

One side is "checking" if it can capture the other side's King in the next move. The game is won by a player that places a  checkmate or stalemates that his opponent is unable to move. This is accomplished by:

1. Placing the opponent in check so that he has no legal move to get out of the check.
2. Stalemating your opponent so that he has no legal move (when you stalemate your opponent, you win--it is not a draw as in chess).

When neither side can capture the opposite king, the game is a draw.