After Xiangfu: Big Update

gbtami 2026-06-02 316 views en

New variants, community tools, and quality-of-life upgrades

After our **The Winner Is** post announcing Xiangfu, we kept adding features at full speed.Some of them were already live on the main site, some were only on DEV.Now we are rolling them out together.

And yes, this includes:

* **[Jieqi](https://www.pychess.org/variants/jieqi)**
* **[Sho Shogi](https://www.pychess.org/variants/shoshogi)**

## What’s new since the Xiangfu announcement?

**More variants**

* Jieqi and Sho Shogi are now part of this rollout.
* Ongoing piece-set and visual updates for several families.

**New Forum feature**

* Reactions, mentions, cleaner layout, and moderation support.
* Anti-spam checks to keep discussions readable.
* Connection between blog discussions and forum topics.

**New Inbox / Personal Messages feature**

* Direct private messaging between players.
* Better message layout and easier conversation flow.
* Works together with the new mini-profile widget used across the site.

**New player reporting and moderation feature**

* Cleaner report pages.
* Faster moderator workflow.
* Clearer report FAQ and follow-up flow.

**New Blog authoring feature**

* New blog editor and post layout.
* Better blog discovery and profile blog pages.
* Cleaner image/video embedding in posts.

**New analysis tree experience**

* Full analysis tree support, not just sideline-only view.
* Easier move navigation and cleaner analysis workflow.

**Correspondence quality-of-life**

* Optional push notifications for correspondence moves.
* More reliable delivery and easier notification settings.

**Account and privacy improvements**

* Better account tools and privacy/legal pages.
* Ongoing safety and anti-abuse improvements.

As usual, this release also includes many bug fixes and polish across the site.

Thanks to everyone who tested, reported issues, and kept giving feedback.

-gbtami

After Xiangfu: Big Update

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