车马临门

车马临门。红先和。


"Here Come the Coaches". Red to play and draw.














A case of Pawn protected by Knight, which in turn protected by Bishop, and Bishop protected by King!

托梁换柱

托梁换柱。取自 “渊深海阔” 的一个残局。


Red to play and draw.











With Red Knight protecting the Pawn, Bishop protecting the Knight, Black's Rook can make no further progress.

残局摆一个月

棋艺爱好者 “test2002” 在一个象棋网站发帖，摆了一个残局，说要摆一个月，看谁能破?



A Xiangqi enthusiast named “test2002” has put up an endgame in a popular website in Guangdong, China, challenging anyone to solve it completely within a month!













There is danger for Red, as 盼盼 pointed out in the following variation:












Checkmate!



Using computer software, 望雪飞舞 got the following moves:












Not good enough, test2002 pointed out, since the Red soldier on the 3rd file can get across the river and attack.

陈桥兵变

陈桥兵变，红先胜。



The Chenqiao Revolt. Red to play and win.










炮马双将杀。Double checkmate.

两仙传道

“两仙传道”，红先和。

Two Saints Preaching. Red to play and draw, fascinating endgame study. From the Zhu Xiang Zhai collection.

埋尘断剑

竹香斋残局“埋尘断剑”，红先和!

Red to play and draw! That's almost impossible. Let's have a try..

三老五更

“三老五更”，竹香斋象戏谱的一个残局。红先和。

A practical and interesting Pawns and Rook ending, from 竹香斋 Zhu Xiang Zhai collection of endgame studies. Red to play and draw.