Classic four-state chess

The invention discloses classic four-state chess. The classic four-state chess is an update of Chinese chess, the defects of like products that chessboards are complicated, the number of chess pieces is large, the layout is improper and chess rules are difficult to understand are eliminated, and a simple integral chessboard, as shown in picture 2, is formed by connecting 192 squares. The number of chess pieces of each state is in accordance with that of the Chinese chess, superfluous addition is avoided, and a tense situation of a cannon right overhead is relieved by arranging a cannon piece behind a horse piece in layout, so that the horse piece can quickly move to fight. As shown in picture 3, a move principle of the chess pieces specified by the chess rules is the same as that of the Chinese chess, and can be more easily accepted by people. It is also specified that after one state is out, a party having two states cannot move the chess pieces successively, so that the total number of moves is controlled to be balanced, and the difference of competition strengths is reduced.