Janggi Coach

Janggi Coach teaches you janggi, Korean chess, from how the pieces move in and around the palace to the mating patterns, openings and endings strong players rely on, and gives you an opponent at your level.

LEARN ON THE BOARD
• 34 interactive lessons in 6 courses: the rules of janggi, first tactics, mating patterns, openings, middlegame ideas and endings
• From the palace, the cannon's screen and bikjang to the central cannon, the chariot that walks into an elephant (chasanggil), Korean proverbs and the count that decides a game on points
• Every lesson is hands-on: find the move, play the line, and the board answers

AN OPPONENT THAT FITS YOU
• 100 calibrated levels in five tiers: Beginner, Casual, Club, Strong and Expert, each level a small step up from the one before
• At Beginner the opponent plays loose moves and leaves pieces hanging, a good start for your first games; at Expert it plays near-best moves almost every turn
• Play Cho, Han or a random side, or two players on one device
• Choose your horse and elephant setup and the computer's: all four setups are allowed
• The computer opponent plays entirely on your device

A COACH WHILE YOU PLAY
• Switch the tutor on to preview a move and see what it does before you commit it: whether it is playable or costly, and what would be stronger
• The tutor warns you when danger builds up near your palace
• Ask the tutor for a hint when you are stuck

REVIEW EVERY GAME
• Every move is graded: inaccuracies, mistakes and blunders are marked, with a plain explanation of what went wrong (the piece left hanging, the fork you allowed, the chariot an elephant can take) and a better move
• Show only your own mistakes, and get an accuracy score for every game

TOURNAMENT RULES
• The Korean Janggi Association's tournament endings: checkmate wins; bikjang, two passes in a row, a position repeated three times and the move limit are decided on points (Han gets 1.5 for moving second); perpetual check loses. No game ends in a draw
• Each side's point count is always on screen

YOUR PIECES, YOUR WAY
• Show the pieces with Chinese characters as on a real set (漢字), Korean names (한글), letters or pictures

IN FIVE LANGUAGES
The app and every lesson are in English, 日本語, 한국어, 简体中文 and 繁體中文.

No account, no ads, no tracking. Works offline.

Levels 1–20 are free to play, with the tutor free through level 10. One optional purchase unlocks levels 21–100 and the tutor at every level. No subscription.