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Should you build your Xiangqi (象棋) game around cannons or horses? This guide compares the aggressive cannon openings with the flexible horse openings, helping you choose the style that fits your temperament in Cờ Tướng.
The Elephant Opening (飞象局) starts by moving an elephant to the center for a calm, flexible, and rock-solid setup. Learn why this patient Xiangqi (象棋) opening suits positional players and how to use it effectively.
The Cross-Palace Cannon (过宫炮) shifts a cannon across your own palace to the far wing, creating an original, flexible attacking setup. Learn how to play this offbeat Xiangqi (象棋) opening and how to counter it.
Sharpen your tactical eye with six classic Xiangqi (象棋) opening traps. Learn how to set clever pitfalls for unwary opponents and, just as importantly, how to avoid falling into them yourself in Cờ Tướng.
Master the essential tactical patterns of Xiangqi (象棋, Cờ Tướng): forks, pins, skewers, and discovered attacks. Learn how Chariots, Horses, and Cannons combine to win material and crack open the enemy palace.
The Double Cannon Attack is one of the most feared weapons in Xiangqi (象棋, Cờ Tướng). Learn how to stack two Cannons on a file, use screens for checkmate, and crush the enemy General inside the palace.
In Xiangqi (象棋, Cờ Tướng), the Horse and Chariot are the engine of every winning attack. Learn how to coordinate their movement, control key files, and build unstoppable threats against the enemy palace.
Sacrifices win games in Xiangqi (象棋, Cờ Tướng) when they buy an unstoppable attack. Learn when to give up a Chariot, Horse, or Cannon to strip Advisors, open files, and deliver checkmate against the enemy General.
The enemy palace is where every Xiangqi (象棋, Cờ Tướng) game is won. Learn how to strip Advisors and Elephants, exploit the flying-general rule, and coordinate Chariot, Cannon, and Horse to break through and deliver checkmate.
The middlegame is where Xiangqi (象棋, Cờ Tướng) games are decided. Learn how to form a plan, seize open files, activate your Horses and Cannons, and convert an opening advantage into a winning attack.
Great defense wins Xiangqi (象棋, Cờ Tướng) games too. Learn how to hold a worse position: keep your Advisors and Elephants coordinated, trade off attackers, build fortresses, and turn defense into counterattack.
The Cannon is the most unique piece in Xiangqi (象棋, Cờ Tướng), moving like a Chariot but capturing only by jumping a screen. Master cannon tactics: screens, discovered attacks, batteries, and deadly checkmates against the palace.
Master the core endgame ideas of Xiangqi (象棋, Cờ Tướng): the flying-general rule, advisor and elephant defense, opposition, and how each piece changes value once the board empties out.
The chariot is the strongest piece in Xiangqi (象棋, Cờ Tướng). Learn how a lone chariot beats advisors and elephants, when the defender holds, and the key winning and drawing methods.
Can a lone horse beat a defense of advisors in Xiangqi (象棋, Cờ Tướng)? Learn how the horse maneuvers, why the hobbling rule matters, and the practical winning and drawing methods.
The cannon needs a screen to capture, so it loses power as pieces leave the board. Learn how cannon endgames really work in Xiangqi (象棋, Cờ Tướng) and why a supporting soldier is decisive.
A humble soldier can decide the game in Xiangqi (象棋, Cờ Tướng). Learn how crossing the river transforms the pawn, why it never promotes, and the practical soldier endgame techniques that win.
Sharpen your Xiangqi (象棋, Cờ Tướng) endgame technique with eight focused drills covering chariot, horse, cannon, and soldier endings, plus the flying-general rule and fortress defense.
