Wednesday, October 09, 2024

Cannon vs Knight (中炮对屏风马)

A casual Xiangqi game watched in the public park, always fun and instructive, it might started something like this:

Player A: A pair of smart glasses.
Player B: If you win, you take it.
Player A: Come on, who fears who(谁怕谁)?!

By the way the winner is a lady player better known as Wang the Hatchet, active in the park and street chess, against all comers.

Opening: Central Cannon versus Pingfeng Ma
(中炮对屏风马)

1. 炮二平五 -- 马8进7
2. 马二进三 -- 马2进3
3. 车一平二 -- 车9平8
4. 兵三进一 -- 卒3进1
5. 马八进七 -- 车1进1
6. 炮八平九 -- 马3进2
7. 兵五进一 -- 象7进5
8. 兵五进一 -- 士6进5
9. 马七进五 -- 马2进3
10.兵五平四 -- 车1平4
11.炮九进四 -- 车4进2
12.炮九进三 -- 车4平2
13.车九进一 -- 马3进2
14.车二进一 -- 炮8平9
15.车二平六 -- 马2退3
16.车六进二 -- 卒3进1
17.马五进六 -- 车2平4
18.马三进四 -- 炮2进4
19.车六退一 -- 马3进5
20.相七进五 -- 炮2平5
21.士六进五 -- 炮5退1
22.车九平七 -- 卒3平2
23.车六进二 -- 车8进6
24.兵九进一 -- 车8平5
25.车七平六 -- 炮9进4
26.马四退三 -- 炮5进2
27.相三进五 -- 炮9进3
28.相五退三 -- 车5平7
29.马三退一 -- 车7进2
30.士五退六 -- 车7退2
31.马六进四 -- 车4进2
32.马四进三 -- 将5平6
33.车六进三 -- 车7平6
34.士六进五 -- 车6退2
35.马三退五 -- 将6进1
36.炮九退一 -- 将6进1
37.马五退七 -- 卒2进1
38.车六平八 -- 士5进4
39.车八退一 -- 卒7进1
40.兵三进一 -- 车6平7
41.车八平四 -- 车7平6
42.车四平三 -- 马7进8
43.车三进六 -- 将6退1
44.车三平六 --车6平3
45.车六退一 -- 将6进1
46.车六退一 -- 将6退1
47.马七进八 --(红胜)

Short comment: Standard opening. Interesting middle game with attack and counter-attack from both players. The mating moves orchestrated by Wang was sharp and well planned, the combination of Rook, Knight and Cannon was too powerful to resist.

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