The People Are Many and the Army Strong 国庶兵强

📖 As recorded in the classical booksBook result: Draw心武残编

📚 Xinwu Canbian — a Ming-dynasty endgame manual

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A xiangqi study from 心武残编. Red to move to move — Red forces: King, Horse, Chariot ×2, Cannon ×2, Pawn ×2; Black forces: King, Elephant ×2, Chariot ×2, Pawn ×4. the classical books record: Draw. Not yet engine-verified; the result is as recorded in the classical books.

Source
心武残编
Book result
Draw
Verification
📖 As recorded in the classical books
Side to move
Red to move
Difficulty
Hard
Red forces
King, Horse, Chariot ×2, Cannon ×2, Pawn ×2
Black forces
King, Elephant ×2, Chariot ×2, Pawn ×4
FEN
2b1rk3/3P5/4bP3/9/9/9/4p3C/2p1p3C/3p1r3/3NK1R1R w

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