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Zhao Guorong vs Lu Qin · 2000

2000 · Black won · Zhao Guorong vs Lu Qin · 2000. Xiangqi (Chinese chess), Red to play, 2000. Study 115 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 horse · B10 → A8

The destination was empty. Its horse-leg point B9 is empty; a piece there would block this jump. It does not give check. The opponent has 43 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 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 36 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 (115 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 horse B10 → A8
  4. Black horse H1 → G3
  5. Red cannon B8 → D8
  6. Black horse B1 → A3
  7. Red chariot A10 → B10
  8. Black chariot A1 → B1
  9. Red soldier G7 → G6
  10. Black soldier G5 → G6
  11. Red chariot B10 → B6
  12. Black elephant G1 → E3
  13. Red chariot B6 → G6
  14. Black cannon B3 → D3
  15. Red horse H10 → G8
  16. Black advisor F1 → E2
  17. Red soldier A7 → A6
  18. Black chariot B1 → B5
  19. Red advisor F10 → E9
  20. Black chariot I1 → F1
  21. Red horse G8 → F6
  22. Black horse G3 → H5
  23. Red cannon H8 → H3
  24. Black cannon D3 → H3
  25. Red horse F6 → E4
  26. Black chariot B5 → E5
  27. Red chariot G6 → E6
  28. Black chariot E5 → E6
  29. Red soldier E7 → E6
  30. Black soldier C4 → C5
  31. Red chariot I10 → G10
  32. Black cannon H3 → I3
  33. Red horse E4 → G3
  34. Black horse H5 → G3
  35. Red chariot G10 → G3
  36. Black cannon I3 → I7
  37. Red chariot G3 → G7
  38. Black cannon I7 → I6
  39. Red chariot G7 → G6
  40. Black soldier I4 → I5
  41. Red soldier E6 → E5
  42. Black chariot F1 → H1
  43. Red general E10 → F10
  44. Black chariot H1 → H10
  45. Red general F10 → F9
  46. Black chariot H10 → H5
  47. Red soldier E5 → E4
  48. Black chariot H5 → E5
  49. Red soldier E4 → E3
  50. Black elephant C1 → E3
  51. Red general F9 → F10
  52. Black horse A3 → C4
  53. Red horse A8 → B6
  54. Black chariot E5 → F5
  55. Red advisor E9 → F8
  56. Black horse C4 → E5
  57. Red horse B6 → D5
  58. Black chariot F5 → H5
  59. Red chariot G6 → E6
  60. Black elephant E3 → C1
  61. Red cannon D8 → C8
  62. Black horse E5 → D3
  63. Red chariot E6 → D6
  64. Black cannon I6 → I7
  65. Red soldier C7 → C6
  66. Black cannon I7 → F7
  67. Red general F10 → E10
  68. Black cannon F7 → E7
  69. Red general E10 → F10
  70. Black cannon E7 → E5
  71. Red soldier C6 → C5
  72. Black cannon E5 → C5
  73. Red horse D5 → C3
  74. Black cannon C5 → F5
  75. Red general F10 → E10
  76. Black chariot H5 → H4
  77. Red cannon C8 → A8
  78. Black cannon F5 → F3
  79. Red horse C3 → A4
  80. Black cannon F3 → E3
  81. Red general E10 → F10
  82. Black horse D3 → E5
  83. Red horse A4 → C5
  84. Black chariot H4 → H10
  85. Red general F10 → F9
  86. Black horse E5 → F7
  87. Red chariot D6 → G6
  88. Black chariot H10 → D10
  89. Red chariot G6 → G7
  90. Black chariot D10 → D9
  91. Red general F9 → F10
  92. Black horse F7 → E5
  93. Red advisor F8 → E9
  94. Black cannon E3 → F3
  95. Red general F10 → E10
  96. Black elephant C1 → E3
  97. Red horse C5 → E6
  98. Black chariot D9 → D6
  99. Red horse E6 → D8
  100. Black elephant E3 → C1
  101. Red chariot G7 → E7
  102. Black horse E5 → D7
  103. Red horse D8 → B7
  104. Black chariot D6 → D5
  105. Red cannon A8 → D8
  106. Black horse D7 → B8
  107. Red chariot E7 → E6
  108. Black chariot D5 → D7
  109. Red horse B7 → D6
  110. Black chariot D7 → H7
  111. Red cannon D8 → D10
  112. Black horse B8 → D7
  113. Red horse D6 → C4
  114. Black horse D7 → C9
  115. Red cannon D10 → D9
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