Download Qianhong!
Qianhong is a freeware Chinese Chess game for Windows. To install it, download and
run the latest setup program and follow the instructions. Be sure to get some AI plugins
from below. Also check out the extra downloads for more stuff.
| File |
Size |
AI Level |
Description |
| Qianhong351en.exe |
386 KB |
Weak |
Qianhong v3.5.1 (English) 2007/12/31
Setup program for the current version of Qianhong (English only).
See the readme for a list of new features.
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| Qianhong351ch.exe |
641 KB |
Weak |
Qianhong v3.5.1 (Chinese) 2007/12/31
Setup program for the current version of Qianhong that includes the English,
Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese translations.
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Installer Note: The first page of the English-only installer allows you to select
various languages, but these only change the language of the installer program.
However, the language selected in the Chinese installer is used to set the default
language of the installation, which may be English, Simplified, or Traditional Chinese.
Translations
Additional translations may be installed by extracting the file(s) in the zip file into
the Qianhong "Languages" directory (ex. C:\Program Files\Qianhong\Languages).
E-mail me if you would like to translate Qianhong into another language.
| File |
Size |
Description |
| Qianhong351fra.zip |
22 KB |
Qianhong v3.5.1 French DLL 2007/12/31
Language DLL for French translation of Qianhong by Jean-Pierre Avy.
(Application only; the Help Manual is still in English.)
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| Qianhong351ess.zip |
22 KB |
Qianhong v3.5.1 Spanish DLL 2007/12/31
Language DLL for Spanish (Argentina) translation of Qianhong by Fernando Martin.
(Application only; the Help Manual is still in English.)
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AI Plugins
Qianhong by itself will only take you so far. For a better challenge, play against
a different AI engine "plugin". (Anyone is welcome to submit a new plugin! See the plugin spec for info on writing your own.)
To install plugins, first install Qianhong, then run the plugin installer files (while Qianhong is not running). Next time you start Qianhong, it will list the new plugins in the Choose AI dialog (hit F3, select Choose AI).
| File |
Size |
AI Level |
Description |
| eleeye.exe (at sourceforge.net) |
467 KB |
Strong |
ElephantEye 3.1 2007/11/28
Latest version of ElephantEye. This installs the plugin into the Qianhong plugins directory. The installer and program group are in Chinese, but the plugin is in English. |
| eleeye105.exe |
520 KB |
Strong |
ElephantEye 1.05 2005/11/28
Plugin by Morning Yellow. This open-source engine is stronger than Ki11egg.
The author is actively working on this engine and its related game board.
See the home site at
http://www.elephantbase.net (Chinese only). Source code:
eleeye105.rar (372 KB)
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| keplugin14.exe |
320 KB |
Strong |
keplugin v1.4 2004/07/02
Plugin made from the Ki11egg Xiangqi engine written by Tzer-jen Wei. This is one of the strongest open-source Chinese Chess engines (at sourceforge.net). Source code is included.
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| VsccPlugin11.exe |
152 KB |
Medium |
VsccPlugin v1.1 2004/03/20
Plugin made from the Very Simple Chinese Chess Program for Windows engine written by Pham Hong Nguyen. This is a good one to try after you beat Qianhong. Source code is included.
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