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Five seven cannon xiangqi explained: why Red's second Cannon goes to file seven, the main line against Screen Horses, both sides' plans and early slips.
Five eight cannon xiangqi explained: Red's second Cannon jumps up file eight to Black's Soldier rank. The main line, Elephant choices, plans and slips.
Five six cannon xiangqi explained: the palace-corner Cannon, main lines against Screen Horses and the Reverse Palace Horse, both sides' plans and pitfalls.
Left cannon blockade xiangqi guide: how Black's 炮8进4 seals Red's Chariot, Red's usual answer, the half-way Opposite Cannons, plans and early traps.
Turtle back cannon xiangqi and the Mandarin Duck Cannons: two offbeat Black replies to the Central Cannon, with main lines, ideas and traps for both.
A xiangqi endgame chart in plain words: which material wins, which needs exact technique and which is a dead draw, from a lone chariot to soldiers.
Chariot vs advisors and elephants in xiangqi (单车对士象全): why a lone chariot only draws, how the defender holds, and which lost guard makes it a win.
The horse and soldier endgame in xiangqi (马兵) against advisors and elephants: which defences hold, which fall, and why a high soldier matters so much.
Chariot and horse vs chariot in xiangqi (车马对车), plus chariot and cannon vs chariot: the winning methods and the fortresses that hold the draw.
Why does Red move first in xiangqi? Modern rules say so, but old books and regions differed. The history, the folk tale and how events assign colours.
Handicap xiangqi explained: giving a horse, two horses, a cannon or a chariot, the iron soldier and forest chariot rules, and how to give extra moves.
Xiangqi notation FEN guide: how engines like Pikafish encode a position, how WXF moves such as C2=5 work, and how a to i coordinates differ, with examples.
Xiangqi endgame compositions (排局) explained: the classic Qing collections, the four great street puzzles, and why jianghu positions fool confident players.
A complete xiangqi strategy guide: opening principles, middlegame plans, attacking and defending the palace, smart trades and endgame technique.
The palcorner horse checkmate (挂角马) lands a Horse on a front corner of the palace. See a verified mate, how to set it up and how to defend it.
The lying trough horse in xiangqi (卧槽马) checks from beside the enemy palace and can win a Chariot too. Learn the mate, the fork and the defences.
The double horse checkmate in xiangqi (双马饮泉) uses one Horse as a gatekeeper and the other as a rolling attacker. Follow a verified mate in three.
Smothered mate in xiangqi (闷宫) lets one Cannon mate a General boxed in by its own Advisors. See the verified setup, the defences and the traps.
