Prospering on Every Hand 左右逢源
✓ Engine-verifiedBook result: Red winsMate in 4夢入神機
📚 Mengru Shenji — a Ming-dynasty endgame manual
A xiangqi study from 夢入神機 第19局. Red to move to move — Red forces: King, Chariot ×2, Cannon ×2, Pawn; Black forces: King, Advisor ×2, Horse, Chariot ×2, Pawn. the classical books record: Red wins. Engine-verified — the winning side mates in 4 along the main line below.
✓ Engine-verified — The Fairy-Stockfish engine (NNUE) confirms Red checkmates in 4 moves — the main line was checked move by move, every move legal. Date checked: 2026-11-02.
- Source
- 夢入神機 第19局
- Book result
- Red wins
- Verification
- ✓ Engine-verified
- Side to move
- Red to move
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Red forces
- King, Chariot ×2, Cannon ×2, Pawn
- Black forces
- King, Advisor ×2, Horse, Chariot ×2, Pawn
- FEN
4ka3/3Pa4/r6R1/2C4C1/9/9/8n/9/4p3r/3K3R1 w
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- 1.Red Pawn 3,1→3,0Black Advisor 4,1→3,0
- 2.Red Chariot 7,2→4,2Black Chariot 0,2→4,2
- 3.Red Cannon 7,3→7,0Black King 4,0→4,1
- 4.Red Chariot 7,9→7,1