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Cai Furu vs Hu Ronghua · 1960.6.23

1960.6.23 · Black won · Cai Furu vs Hu Ronghua · 1960.6.23. Xiangqi (Chinese chess), Red to play, 1960.6.23. Study 110 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 · 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 35 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 soldier · G4 → G5

The destination was empty. 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 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 (110 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 H1 → G3
  3. Red horse H10 → G8
  4. Black soldier G4 → G5
  5. Red chariot I10 → H10
  6. Black chariot I1 → H1
  7. Red chariot H10 → H4
  8. Black horse B1 → C3
  9. Red soldier C7 → C6
  10. Black horse G3 → F5
  11. Red horse B10 → C8
  12. Black elephant G1 → E3
  13. Red soldier E7 → E6
  14. Black soldier G5 → G6
  15. Red chariot H4 → F4
  16. Black horse F5 → G7
  17. Red soldier E6 → E5
  18. Black advisor D1 → E2
  19. Red horse G8 → E7
  20. Black cannon H3 → H8
  21. Red soldier E5 → E4
  22. Black cannon B3 → B4
  23. Red soldier C6 → C5
  24. Black cannon H8 → C8
  25. Red soldier C5 → C4
  26. Black chariot H1 → H7
  27. Red horse E7 → C8
  28. Black cannon B4 → E4
  29. Red advisor D10 → E9
  30. Black horse G7 → E6
  31. Red chariot F4 → F5
  32. Black cannon E4 → G4
  33. Red cannon E8 → G8
  34. Black cannon G4 → G8
  35. Red cannon B8 → G8
  36. Black horse C3 → E4
  37. Red horse C8 → B6
  38. Black chariot A1 → B1
  39. Red horse B6 → D5
  40. Black horse E4 → D6
  41. Red chariot F5 → F9
  42. Black chariot B1 → B9
  43. Red chariot A10 → A8
  44. Black chariot H7 → C7
  45. Red elephant C10 → E8
  46. Black chariot C7 → D7
  47. Red chariot A8 → C8
  48. Black chariot B9 → B10
  49. Red elephant E8 → C10
  50. Black chariot D7 → D9
  51. Red chariot C8 → C6
  52. Black horse D6 → E8
  53. Red horse D5 → E7
  54. Black chariot D9 → D7
  55. Red chariot F9 → F8
  56. Black horse E8 → C7
  57. Red chariot F8 → C8
  58. Black chariot D7 → E7
  59. Red cannon G8 → H8
  60. Black chariot E7 → H7
  61. Red cannon H8 → I8
  62. Black chariot H7 → I7
  63. Red soldier C4 → C3
  64. Black chariot B10 → B5
  65. Red soldier C3 → C2
  66. Black chariot B5 → C5
  67. Red chariot C6 → D6
  68. Black chariot I7 → I5
  69. Red cannon I8 → H8
  70. Black chariot I5 → H5
  71. Red soldier C2 → D2
  72. Black soldier G6 → F6
  73. Red chariot D6 → D7
  74. Black horse C7 → B5
  75. Red chariot C8 → C5
  76. Black horse E6 → C5
  77. Red chariot D7 → D8
  78. Black horse B5 → C7
  79. Red chariot D8 → B8
  80. Black advisor E2 → D1
  81. Red cannon H8 → C8
  82. Black elephant C1 → A3
  83. Red chariot B8 → B6
  84. Black horse C5 → E6
  85. Red chariot B6 → B3
  86. Black elephant A3 → C5
  87. Red cannon C8 → B8
  88. Black chariot H5 → D5
  89. Red chariot B3 → B2
  90. Black elephant C5 → A3
  91. Red chariot B2 → C2
  92. Black chariot D5 → B5
  93. Red cannon B8 → H8
  94. Black chariot B5 → B10
  95. Red elephant G10 → E8
  96. Black horse C7 → E8
  97. Red chariot C2 → C8
  98. Black horse E8 → G9
  99. Red general E10 → D10
  100. Black advisor F1 → E2
  101. Red general D10 → D9
  102. Black chariot B10 → B7
  103. Red chariot C8 → G8
  104. Black chariot B7 → B9
  105. Red general D9 → D10
  106. Black chariot B9 → B10
  107. Red chariot G8 → C8
  108. Black chariot B10 → B5
  109. Red chariot C8 → G8
  110. Black chariot B5 → G5
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