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Xu Yinchuan vs Lu Qin · 2000-01-15

2000-01-15 · Draw · Xu Yinchuan vs Lu Qin · 2000-01-15. Xiangqi (Chinese chess), Red to play, 2000-01-15. Study 319 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 (319 plies)

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

Red elephant G10 → E8
Black soldier G4 → G5
Red horse B10 → A8
Black horse H1 → G3
Red chariot A10 → A9
Black elephant G1 → E3
Red chariot A9 → G9
Black horse B1 → A3
Red soldier A7 → A6
Black cannon H3 → H1
Red soldier G7 → G6
Black soldier G5 → G6
Red chariot G9 → G6
Black chariot A1 → A2
Red horse H10 → G8
Black cannon H1 → G1
Red chariot G6 → H6
Black cannon G1 → G8
Red cannon B8 → G8
Black horse G3 → F5
Red chariot H6 → F6
Black chariot A2 → H2
Red cannon H8 → H10
Black chariot H2 → H5
Red cannon G8 → F8
Black horse F5 → G3
Red cannon H10 → G10
Black chariot I1 → H1
Red chariot I10 → I9
Black chariot H5 → H6
Red chariot F6 → B6
Black cannon B3 → D3
Red chariot I9 → D9
Black chariot H6 → B6
Red horse A8 → B6
Black advisor F1 → E2
Red chariot D9 → D6
Black chariot H1 → H5
Red chariot D6 → G6
Black horse G3 → F5
Red chariot G6 → F6
Black chariot H5 → H6
Red chariot F6 → F5
Black chariot H6 → B6
Red chariot F5 → F4
Black chariot B6 → A6
Red chariot F4 → E4
Black chariot A6 → F6
Red advisor F10 → E9
Black chariot F6 → F7
Red soldier I7 → I6
Black soldier A4 → A5
Red soldier C7 → C6
Black chariot F7 → I7
Red cannon G10 → G6
Black horse A3 → B5
Red cannon G6 → E6
Black horse B5 → C7
Red cannon E6 → E5
Black chariot I7 → I6
Red chariot E4 → H4
Black chariot I6 → F6
Red chariot H4 → I4
Black chariot F6 → F5
Red cannon E5 → E4
Black soldier A5 → A6
Red cannon F8 → G8
Black chariot F5 → F1
Red chariot I4 → I6
Black cannon D3 → B3
Red cannon G8 → G4
Black horse C7 → D9
Red soldier E7 → E6
Black soldier A6 → B6
Red chariot I6 → I7
Black soldier B6 → C6
Red elephant E8 → C6
Black chariot F1 → H1
Red cannon G4 → F4
Black cannon B3 → C3
Red elephant C6 → A8
Black soldier C4 → C5
Red cannon F4 → F9
Black horse D9 → B8
Red chariot I7 → B7
Black chariot H1 → H10
Red cannon F9 → F10
Black horse B8 → D9
Red chariot B7 → I7
Black chariot H10 → H1
Red cannon F10 → F9
Black horse D9 → B8
Red chariot I7 → B7
Black chariot H1 → H10
Red advisor E9 → F10
Black chariot H10 → H9
Red cannon F9 → F5
Black horse B8 → D9
Red advisor D10 → E9
Black horse D9 → C7
Red soldier E6 → E5
Black chariot H9 → H7
Red chariot B7 → B6
Black general E1 → F1
Red cannon E4 → F4
Black general F1 → E1
Red cannon F4 → E4
Black general E1 → F1
Red chariot B6 → I6
Black chariot H7 → G7
Red cannon F5 → F8
Black chariot G7 → G1
Red chariot I6 → I7
Black general F1 → E1
Red cannon F8 → B8
Black horse C7 → B5
Red soldier E5 → D5
Black soldier C5 → C6
Red soldier D5 → C5
Black horse B5 → A3
Red cannon B8 → B3
Black cannon C3 → D3
Red soldier C5 → D5
Black horse A3 → B5
Red elephant A8 → C6
Black chariot G1 → F1
Red soldier D5 → C5
Black horse B5 → A3
Red cannon B3 → B8
Black chariot F1 → F4
Red chariot I7 → I1
Black chariot F4 → F1
Red chariot I1 → I4
Black cannon D3 → D7
Red chariot I4 → I7
Black chariot F1 → F4
Red chariot I7 → I1
Black chariot F4 → F1
Red chariot I1 → I7
Black chariot F1 → F4
Red cannon E4 → E5
Black cannon D7 → D6
Red chariot I7 → I1
Black chariot F4 → F1
Red chariot I1 → I4
Black chariot F1 → F7
Red elephant C6 → E8
Black cannon D6 → F6
Red cannon B8 → B6
Black chariot F7 → E7
Red chariot I4 → I1
Black cannon F6 → F1
Red chariot I1 → I5
Black horse A3 → B1
Red soldier C5 → C4
Black cannon F1 → G1
Red cannon B6 → H6
Black general E1 → F1
Red chariot I5 → F5
Black general F1 → E1
Red chariot F5 → I5
Black general E1 → F1
Red chariot I5 → F5
Black general F1 → E1
Red cannon H6 → C6
Black elephant C1 → A3
Red soldier C4 → D4
Black chariot E7 → E6
Red cannon C6 → C7
Black horse B1 → C3
Red cannon C7 → I7
Black cannon G1 → G7
Red chariot F5 → H5
Black general E1 → F1
Red chariot H5 → F5
Black general F1 → E1
Red chariot F5 → H5
Black general E1 → F1
Red chariot H5 → H1
Black general F1 → F2
Red chariot H1 → H5
Black cannon G7 → G5
Red cannon E5 → A5
Black horse C3 → B5
Red cannon A5 → G5
Black elephant E3 → G5
Red soldier D4 → C4
Black horse B5 → D6
Red chariot H5 → G5
Black horse D6 → C4
Red chariot G5 → F5
Black advisor E2 → F3
Red cannon I7 → F7
Black chariot E6 → E7
Red cannon F7 → F8
Black general F2 → E2
Red chariot F5 → F3
Black elephant A3 → C5
Red chariot F3 → D3
Black general E2 → E1
Red general E10 → D10
Black horse C4 → E3
Red elephant E8 → C6
Black advisor D1 → E2
Red chariot D3 → C3
Black chariot E7 → E5
Red cannon F8 → C8
Black chariot E5 → D5
Red general D10 → E10
Black horse E3 → G4
Red cannon C8 → E8
Black advisor E2 → D3
Red chariot C3 → C1
Black general E1 → E2
Red chariot C1 → C2
Black general E2 → E1
Red chariot C2 → C1
Black general E1 → E2
Red chariot C1 → F1
Black chariot D5 → D6
Red elephant C10 → A8
Black horse G4 → F6
Red cannon E8 → H8
Black chariot D6 → D8
Red cannon H8 → H9
Black chariot D8 → D6
Red chariot F1 → F5
Black horse F6 → H7
Red cannon H9 → H8
Black chariot D6 → D7
Red elephant A8 → C10
Black elephant C5 → E3
Red elephant C10 → E8
Black general E2 → D2
Red advisor E9 → D8
Black chariot D7 → G7
Red advisor F10 → E9
Black chariot G7 → G8
Red cannon H8 → H10
Black chariot G8 → G5
Red chariot F5 → F2
Black advisor D3 → E2
Red general E10 → D10
Black chariot G5 → G7
Red cannon H10 → I10
Black horse H7 → G9
Red cannon I10 → I2
Black chariot G7 → I7
Red cannon I2 → E2
Black chariot I7 → I10
Red advisor E9 → F10
Black chariot I10 → I1
Red chariot F2 → H2
Black chariot I1 → I10
Red chariot H2 → F2
Black chariot I10 → I1
Red chariot F2 → G2
Black chariot I1 → I10
Red elephant E8 → G10
Black chariot I10 → G10
Red chariot G2 → F2
Black horse G9 → F7
Red cannon E2 → E1
Black general D2 → D1
Red cannon E1 → F1
Black horse F7 → E5
Red elephant C6 → A8
Black general D1 → E1
Red cannon F1 → I1
Black chariot G10 → G7
Red chariot F2 → F5
Black horse E5 → F7
Red advisor F10 → E9
Black chariot G7 → I7
Red cannon I1 → H1
Black chariot I7 → H7
Red cannon H1 → I1
Black horse F7 → D6
Red chariot F5 → F6
Black chariot H7 → H10
Red general D10 → D9
Black horse D6 → B5
Red chariot F6 → B6
Black horse B5 → D4
Red cannon I1 → I8
Black chariot H10 → H7
Red cannon I8 → F8
Black chariot H7 → D7
Red general D9 → D10
Black general E1 → D1
Red general D10 → E10
Black general D1 → D2
Red chariot B6 → F6
Black general D2 → E2
Red cannon F8 → E8
Black general E2 → D2
Red chariot F6 → F4
Black chariot D7 → D5
Red chariot F4 → E4
Black elephant E3 → G1
Red cannon E8 → F8
Black horse D4 → B5
Red chariot E4 → E7
Black horse B5 → D4
Red elephant A8 → C10
Black chariot D5 → D6
Red elephant C10 → E8
Black horse D4 → E6
Red cannon F8 → G8
Black elephant G1 → E3
Red cannon G8 → G9
Black general D2 → E2
Red elephant E8 → C10
Black horse E6 → G5
Red cannon G9 → G8
Black chariot D6 → C6
Red elephant C10 → A8
Black chariot C6 → E6
Red chariot E7 → B7

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