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Zhou Xiaoping vs Xu Yinchuan · 2008-11-11

2008-11-11 · Black won · Zhou Xiaoping vs Xu Yinchuan · 2008-11-11. Xiangqi (Chinese chess), Red to play, 2008-11-11. Study 126 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 · B1 → C3

The destination was empty. Its horse-leg point B2 is empty; a piece there would block this jump. 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 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 cannon · H3 → F3

The destination was empty. It does not give check. The opponent has 33 legal replies; compare piece coordination rather than counting checks alone. Before this move the same piece had 13 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 (126 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 B1 → C3
  3. Red horse H10 → G8
  4. Black cannon H3 → F3
  5. Red chariot I10 → H10
  6. Black horse H1 → G3
  7. Red soldier C7 → C6
  8. Black cannon B3 → A3
  9. Red cannon B8 → B4
  10. Black chariot A1 → B1
  11. Red cannon B4 → E4
  12. Black horse C3 → E4
  13. Red cannon E8 → E4
  14. Black chariot B1 → B9
  15. Red chariot H10 → H5
  16. Black cannon F3 → F5
  17. Red cannon E4 → E6
  18. Black cannon F5 → A5
  19. Red chariot H5 → E5
  20. Black horse G3 → E4
  21. Red chariot E5 → B5
  22. Black horse E4 → G5
  23. Red chariot B5 → B9
  24. Black cannon A5 → A10
  25. Red elephant G10 → E8
  26. Black chariot I1 → H1
  27. Red cannon E6 → D6
  28. Black horse G5 → E4
  29. Red cannon D6 → E6
  30. Black horse E4 → G5
  31. Red cannon E6 → D6
  32. Black horse G5 → E4
  33. Red cannon D6 → E6
  34. Black horse E4 → G5
  35. Red cannon E6 → D6
  36. Black cannon A3 → E3
  37. Red chariot B9 → C9
  38. Black chariot H1 → H8
  39. Red cannon D6 → D8
  40. Black horse G5 → H7
  41. Red horse B10 → C8
  42. Black cannon E3 → I3
  43. Red chariot C9 → G9
  44. Black soldier G4 → G5
  45. Red soldier G7 → G6
  46. Black cannon I3 → G3
  47. Red chariot G9 → A9
  48. Black soldier G5 → G6
  49. Red chariot A9 → A10
  50. Black cannon G3 → G8
  51. Red advisor D10 → E9
  52. Black cannon G8 → D8
  53. Red advisor E9 → D8
  54. Black soldier G6 → F6
  55. Red horse C8 → D6
  56. Black chariot H8 → I8
  57. Red chariot A10 → A9
  58. Black chariot I8 → I7
  59. Red horse D6 → C4
  60. Black elephant G1 → E3
  61. Red chariot A9 → H9
  62. Black advisor D1 → E2
  63. Red horse C4 → B2
  64. Black horse H7 → G5
  65. Red horse B2 → A4
  66. Black chariot I7 → E7
  67. Red soldier A7 → A6
  68. Black chariot E7 → E4
  69. Red horse A4 → B6
  70. Black chariot E4 → B4
  71. Red horse B6 → A8
  72. Black soldier I4 → I5
  73. Red advisor D8 → E9
  74. Black soldier I5 → I6
  75. Red soldier A6 → A5
  76. Black soldier I6 → I7
  77. Red chariot H9 → F9
  78. Black horse G5 → F7
  79. Red chariot F9 → F8
  80. Black soldier I7 → H7
  81. Red horse A8 → C9
  82. Black soldier H7 → G7
  83. Red soldier C6 → C5
  84. Black elephant E3 → C5
  85. Red horse C9 → D7
  86. Black soldier F6 → E6
  87. Red horse D7 → C5
  88. Black soldier E6 → D6
  89. Red horse C5 → A4
  90. Black elephant C1 → A3
  91. Red elephant C10 → A8
  92. Black soldier D6 → D7
  93. Red elephant E8 → C10
  94. Black advisor E2 → D3
  95. Red chariot F8 → E8
  96. Black advisor F1 → E2
  97. Red chariot E8 → C8
  98. Black soldier D7 → C7
  99. Red chariot C8 → F8
  100. Black chariot B4 → C4
  101. Red advisor E9 → D10
  102. Black soldier C7 → C8
  103. Red advisor F10 → E9
  104. Black soldier C8 → C9
  105. Red general E10 → F10
  106. Black soldier C9 → D9
  107. Red general F10 → E10
  108. Black horse F7 → G5
  109. Red chariot F8 → D8
  110. Black horse G5 → H7
  111. Red chariot D8 → H8
  112. Black advisor E2 → D1
  113. Red chariot H8 → E8
  114. Black general E1 → F1
  115. Red chariot E8 → F8
  116. Black general F1 → E1
  117. Red chariot F8 → E8
  118. Black general E1 → F1
  119. Red chariot E8 → H8
  120. Black chariot C4 → I4
  121. Red advisor E9 → F10
  122. Black chariot I4 → I8
  123. Red chariot H8 → H9
  124. Black chariot I8 → E8
  125. Red advisor D10 → E9
  126. Black general F1 → E1
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