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Hu Ronghua vs Lu Qin · 1998-8-18

1998-8-18 · Draw · Hu Ronghua vs Lu Qin · 1998-8-18. Xiangqi (Chinese chess), Red to play, 1998-8-18. Study 82 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 cannon · B3 → D3

The destination was empty. It does not give check. The opponent has 40 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.

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 soldier · A4 → A5

The destination was empty. It does not give check. The opponent has 38 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.

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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 (82 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 cannon B3 → D3
  3. Red horse B10 → A8
  4. Black soldier A4 → A5
  5. Red soldier G7 → G6
  6. Black horse B1 → A3
  7. Red horse H10 → G8
  8. Black chariot A1 → B1
  9. Red chariot A10 → B10
  10. Black chariot B1 → B5
  11. Red cannon B8 → D8
  12. Black chariot B5 → F5
  13. Red advisor F10 → E9
  14. Black horse H1 → G3
  15. Red chariot B10 → B6
  16. Black elephant G1 → E3
  17. Red soldier A7 → A6
  18. Black soldier A5 → A6
  19. Red chariot B6 → A6
  20. Black advisor F1 → E2
  21. Red cannon H8 → H10
  22. Black cannon H3 → I3
  23. Red cannon H10 → F10
  24. Black chariot I1 → H1
  25. Red horse G8 → F6
  26. Black chariot F5 → H5
  27. Red chariot I10 → G10
  28. Black chariot H1 → H4
  29. Red horse A8 → B6
  30. Black cannon I3 → I7
  31. Red horse B6 → D5
  32. Black cannon D3 → D8
  33. Red advisor E9 → D8
  34. Black cannon I7 → I6
  35. Red soldier G6 → G5
  36. Black chariot H5 → G5
  37. Red horse D5 → E3
  38. Black elephant C1 → E3
  39. Red chariot A6 → A3
  40. Black horse G3 → F1
  41. Red chariot A3 → A4
  42. Black chariot H4 → H6
  43. Red horse F6 → E4
  44. Black chariot G5 → G10
  45. Red elephant E8 → G10
  46. Black chariot H6 → H7
  47. Red chariot A4 → C4
  48. Black chariot H7 → E7
  49. Red advisor D10 → E9
  50. Black chariot E7 → E5
  51. Red horse E4 → C3
  52. Black chariot E5 → C5
  53. Red chariot C4 → C5
  54. Black elephant E3 → C5
  55. Red soldier C7 → C6
  56. Black elephant C5 → E3
  57. Red horse C3 → D5
  58. Black advisor E2 → F3
  59. Red cannon F10 → F4
  60. Black soldier G4 → G5
  61. Red horse D5 → B4
  62. Black advisor D1 → E2
  63. Red cannon F4 → D4
  64. Black cannon I6 → I5
  65. Red elephant C10 → E8
  66. Black cannon I5 → H5
  67. Red horse B4 → C2
  68. Black general E1 → D1
  69. Red cannon D4 → D7
  70. Black soldier I4 → I5
  71. Red horse C2 → D4
  72. Black general D1 → E1
  73. Red cannon D7 → A7
  74. Black cannon H5 → H2
  75. Red soldier C6 → C5
  76. Black horse F1 → G3
  77. Red soldier C5 → C4
  78. Black soldier I5 → I6
  79. Red cannon A7 → E7
  80. Black general E1 → F1
  81. Red cannon E7 → F7
  82. Black general F1 → E1
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