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Zhao Guorong vs Lu Qin · 2000

2000 · Red won · Zhao Guorong vs Lu Qin · 2000. Xiangqi (Chinese chess), Red to play, 2000. Study 69 reference plies, try both sides and branch from the replay.

0 pliesRed starts

Site coordinates run A–I left to right and 1–10 top to bottom; A1 is the top-left intersection.

Read the position, one decision at a time

Try the position first, then open the notes. They explain measurable changes in the reference, not every possible variation.

Reveal step-by-step explanations

1. Red elephant · G10 → E8

The destination was empty. It does not give check. The opponent has 44 legal replies; compare piece coordination rather than counting checks alone. Before this move the same piece had 2 legal destinations; other legal moves are not thereby proved equally strong.

2. Black soldier · G4 → G5

The destination was empty. It does not give check. The opponent has 39 legal replies; compare piece coordination rather than counting checks alone. Before this move the same piece had 1 legal destinations; other legal moves are not thereby proved equally strong.

3. Red cannon · H8 → G8

The destination was empty. It does not give check. The opponent has 45 legal replies; compare piece coordination rather than counting checks alone. Before this move the same piece had 9 legal destinations; other legal moves are not thereby proved equally strong.

4. Black elephant · G1 → E3

The destination was empty. It does not give check. The opponent has 35 legal replies; compare piece coordination rather than counting checks alone. Before this move the same piece had 2 legal destinations; other legal moves are not thereby proved equally strong.

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Understand this position

10 ranks × 9 files · 16 red pieces · 16 black pieces

Replay a few moves before advancing to the end. At each pause, compare the last position with the next one: which lines opened, which groups connected, and which points became contested? Use “Start new trial here” to investigate an alternative, then return to the reference.

Read the reference line (69 plies)

Coordinates match this board: letters left to right, row numbers from top to bottom. These are board coordinates, not traditional score notation.

  1. Red elephant G10 → E8
  2. Black soldier G4 → G5
  3. Red cannon H8 → G8
  4. Black elephant G1 → E3
  5. Red horse H10 → I8
  6. Black horse H1 → G3
  7. Red chariot I10 → H10
  8. Black cannon H3 → I3
  9. Red soldier C7 → C6
  10. Black soldier I4 → I5
  11. Red chariot H10 → H6
  12. Black chariot I1 → H1
  13. Red soldier I7 → I6
  14. Black horse B1 → A3
  15. Red horse B10 → C8
  16. Black chariot A1 → A2
  17. Red chariot A10 → A9
  18. Black chariot H1 → H6
  19. Red horse I8 → H6
  20. Black chariot A2 → H2
  21. Red horse H6 → G4
  22. Black chariot H2 → H4
  23. Red soldier I6 → I5
  24. Black chariot H4 → G4
  25. Red soldier G7 → G6
  26. Black cannon B3 → B5
  27. Red chariot A9 → H9
  28. Black cannon B5 → I5
  29. Red chariot H9 → H3
  30. Black cannon I3 → I2
  31. Red cannon B8 → B3
  32. Black cannon I5 → I10
  33. Red advisor F10 → E9
  34. Black elephant E3 → G1
  35. Red horse C8 → D6
  36. Black horse G3 → E2
  37. Red cannon B3 → B4
  38. Black horse E2 → C3
  39. Red soldier C6 → C5
  40. Black chariot G4 → F4
  41. Red soldier G6 → G5
  42. Black elephant C1 → E3
  43. Red chariot H3 → H6
  44. Black cannon I2 → C2
  45. Red soldier C5 → D5
  46. Black advisor D1 → E2
  47. Red soldier D5 → D4
  48. Black chariot F4 → I4
  49. Red soldier D4 → E4
  50. Black chariot I4 → I9
  51. Red cannon B4 → B9
  52. Black chariot I9 → I7
  53. Red soldier E4 → E3
  54. Black elephant G1 → E3
  55. Red horse D6 → B5
  56. Black horse C3 → E4
  57. Red horse B5 → A3
  58. Black cannon C2 → D2
  59. Red soldier G5 → F5
  60. Black chariot I7 → G7
  61. Red cannon G8 → G9
  62. Black horse E4 → C5
  63. Red chariot H6 → D6
  64. Black cannon I10 → I2
  65. Red horse A3 → C4
  66. Black cannon D2 → D3
  67. Red horse C4 → E3
  68. Black advisor E2 → F3
  69. Red chariot D6 → C6
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