Deciding Strategy in the Ninefold Court 决策九重

📖 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 第12局. Red to move to move — Red forces: King, Elephant ×2, Horse, Chariot ×2, Cannon ×2, Pawn; Black forces: King, Elephant, Horse, Chariot ×2, Cannon ×2, Pawn ×2. the classical books record: Draw. Not yet engine-verified; the result is as recorded in the classical books.

Source
心武残编 第12局
Book result
Draw
Verification
📖 As recorded in the classical books
Side to move
Red to move
Difficulty
Hard
Red forces
King, Elephant ×2, Horse, Chariot ×2, Cannon ×2, Pawn
Black forces
King, Elephant, Horse, Chariot ×2, Cannon ×2, Pawn ×2
FEN
2ck5/4PR3/3rb4/3r2N1C/8C/2B6/4n4/4B3R/4p2c1/5K1p1 w

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