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Lu Qin vs Bu Fengbo · 2000-06-16

2000-06-16 · Red won · Lu Qin vs Bu Fengbo · 2000-06-16. Xiangqi (Chinese chess), Red to play, 2000-06-16. Study 45 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 (45 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 soldier G7 → G6
  6. Black soldier C4 → C5
  7. Red horse B10 → A8
  8. Black elephant G1 → E3
  9. Red cannon B8 → D8
  10. Black chariot A1 → B1
  11. Red chariot A10 → B10
  12. Black cannon B3 → B7
  13. Red chariot I10 → I9
  14. Black chariot I1 → I2
  15. Red chariot I9 → F9
  16. Black cannon F3 → G3
  17. Red soldier A7 → A6
  18. Black chariot I2 → F2
  19. Red chariot F9 → H9
  20. Black chariot F2 → D2
  21. Red advisor F10 → E9
  22. Black horse H1 → F2
  23. Red chariot H9 → F9
  24. Black horse F2 → H1
  25. Red chariot F9 → H9
  26. Black horse H1 → F2
  27. Red chariot H9 → H2
  28. Black cannon B7 → B2
  29. Red horse G8 → F6
  30. Black cannon G3 → F3
  31. Red cannon E8 → E4
  32. Black horse C3 → E4
  33. Red horse F6 → E4
  34. Black cannon B2 → B7
  35. Red cannon D8 → E8
  36. Black chariot B1 → B5
  37. Red horse E4 → C5
  38. Black chariot B5 → C5
  39. Red chariot B10 → B7
  40. Black chariot C5 → F5
  41. Red soldier E7 → E6
  42. Black cannon F3 → I3
  43. Red soldier E6 → E5
  44. Black chariot F5 → E5
  45. Red chariot B7 → B5
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