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Hu Ronghua vs Cai Furu · 1960.6.18

1960.6.18 · Black won · Hu Ronghua vs Cai Furu · 1960.6.18. Xiangqi (Chinese chess), Red to play, 1960.6.18. Study 142 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 cannon · H8 → E8

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 12 legal destinations; other legal moves are not thereby proved equally strong.

2. Black horse · H1 → G3

The destination was empty. Its horse-leg point H2 is empty; a piece there would block this jump. 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.

3. Red horse · H10 → G8

The destination was empty. Its horse-leg point H9 is empty; a piece there would block this jump. It does not give check. The opponent has 42 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.

4. Black chariot · I1 → H1

The destination was empty. It does not give check. The opponent has 34 legal replies; compare piece coordination rather than counting checks alone. Before this move the same piece had 3 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 (142 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 cannon H8 → E8
  2. Black horse H1 → G3
  3. Red horse H10 → G8
  4. Black chariot I1 → H1
  5. Red chariot I10 → H10
  6. Black soldier G4 → G5
  7. Red chariot H10 → H4
  8. Black horse B1 → C3
  9. Red soldier C7 → C6
  10. Black horse G3 → F5
  11. Red horse B10 → C8
  12. Black elephant C1 → E3
  13. Red cannon B8 → B7
  14. Black soldier G5 → G6
  15. Red chariot H4 → F4
  16. Black horse F5 → G7
  17. Red cannon E8 → D8
  18. Black cannon H3 → H8
  19. Red elephant C10 → E8
  20. Black cannon B3 → B5
  21. Red horse C8 → D6
  22. Black cannon B5 → G5
  23. Red chariot F4 → F2
  24. Black advisor D1 → E2
  25. Red chariot A10 → B10
  26. Black horse G7 → E8
  27. Red horse D6 → E8
  28. Black chariot A1 → B1
  29. Red cannon B7 → B3
  30. Black soldier G6 → G7
  31. Red cannon B3 → E3
  32. Black general E1 → D1
  33. Red chariot B10 → B1
  34. Black horse C3 → B1
  35. Red cannon E3 → G3
  36. Black cannon G5 → G8
  37. Red cannon G3 → G8
  38. Black soldier G7 → G8
  39. Red chariot F2 → F5
  40. Black general D1 → E1
  41. Red cannon D8 → G8
  42. Black cannon H8 → E8
  43. Red elephant G10 → E8
  44. Black chariot H1 → H7
  45. Red chariot F5 → G5
  46. Black elephant G1 → E3
  47. Red chariot G5 → G3
  48. Black chariot H7 → E7
  49. Red advisor F10 → E9
  50. Black chariot E7 → E8
  51. Red cannon G8 → F8
  52. Black advisor E2 → D3
  53. Red cannon F8 → F2
  54. Black advisor F1 → E2
  55. Red chariot G3 → E3
  56. Black soldier A4 → A5
  57. Red chariot E3 → G3
  58. Black horse B1 → A3
  59. Red chariot G3 → G1
  60. Black advisor E2 → F1
  61. Red chariot G1 → G7
  62. Black horse A3 → B5
  63. Red cannon F2 → F4
  64. Black horse B5 → D6
  65. Red chariot G7 → D7
  66. Black chariot E8 → E6
  67. Red cannon F4 → F8
  68. Black chariot E6 → F6
  69. Red cannon F8 → E8
  70. Black advisor F1 → E2
  71. Red chariot D7 → E7
  72. Black general E1 → F1
  73. Red chariot E7 → D7
  74. Black soldier E4 → E5
  75. Red cannon E8 → B8
  76. Black horse D6 → E4
  77. Red chariot D7 → G7
  78. Black chariot F6 → C6
  79. Red chariot G7 → G1
  80. Black general F1 → F2
  81. Red chariot G1 → G4
  82. Black horse E4 → C5
  83. Red chariot G4 → C4
  84. Black chariot C6 → B6
  85. Red cannon B8 → F8
  86. Black horse C5 → D7
  87. Red cannon F8 → F9
  88. Black general F2 → F1
  89. Red chariot C4 → C1
  90. Black general F1 → F2
  91. Red chariot C1 → C7
  92. Black chariot B6 → D6
  93. Red advisor E9 → D8
  94. Black chariot D6 → E6
  95. Red advisor D10 → E9
  96. Black chariot E6 → E7
  97. Red soldier I7 → I6
  98. Black soldier E5 → E6
  99. Red chariot C7 → C4
  100. Black general F2 → F1
  101. Red chariot C4 → C1
  102. Black general F1 → F2
  103. Red chariot C1 → I1
  104. Black horse D7 → C5
  105. Red chariot I1 → I4
  106. Black horse C5 → B7
  107. Red general E10 → D10
  108. Black general F2 → F1
  109. Red chariot I4 → I1
  110. Black general F1 → F2
  111. Red soldier I6 → I5
  112. Black chariot E7 → I7
  113. Red cannon F9 → F10
  114. Black soldier E6 → E7
  115. Red chariot I1 → I4
  116. Black general F2 → F1
  117. Red chariot I4 → I1
  118. Black general F1 → F2
  119. Red chariot I1 → I4
  120. Black general F2 → F1
  121. Red advisor E9 → F8
  122. Black advisor E2 → F3
  123. Red chariot I4 → E4
  124. Black soldier E7 → D7
  125. Red chariot E4 → E3
  126. Black advisor D3 → E2
  127. Red chariot E3 → B3
  128. Black soldier D7 → D8
  129. Red chariot B3 → B1
  130. Black advisor E2 → D1
  131. Red chariot B1 → D1
  132. Black general F1 → F2
  133. Red chariot D1 → D5
  134. Black soldier D8 → E8
  135. Red advisor F8 → E9
  136. Black chariot I7 → F7
  137. Red chariot D5 → D7
  138. Black horse B7 → D6
  139. Red general D10 → D9
  140. Black general F2 → E2
  141. Red chariot D7 → F7
  142. Black soldier E8 → E9
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