Friday, 13 February 2009

背水立寨

背水立寨。红先和。



Fortress over the current. Red to play and draw.








达摩渡江

达摩渡江。取材自“渊深海阔” 的一个残局。红先和。



Damo Crossed The River. Interesting demonstration of Red's combined attack and defence with Rooks and Cannon.

Red to play and draw!








Thursday, 12 February 2009

文广征蛮

文广征蛮。红先和。


The Conquest of Wenguang. Red to play and draw.










A Rook plus Bishops and Guards can defend against the opponents's Two Rooks.

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.

Tuesday, 10 February 2009

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.