Troops March Out by the Slanting Road 斜路出兵
✓ Engine-verifiedBook result: Red winsMate in 7百局象棋譜精編
📚 Baiju Xiangqi Pu Jingbian — the refined edition of the Hundred Games, Qing dynasty
A xiangqi study from 百局象棋譜精編 第76局. Red to move to move — Red forces: King, Elephant, Chariot ×2, Cannon, Pawn ×4; Black forces: King, Advisor ×2, Elephant, Chariot, Cannon ×2, Pawn ×4. the classical books record: Red wins. Engine-verified — the winning side mates in 7 along the main line below.
✓ Engine-verified — The Fairy-Stockfish engine (NNUE) confirms Red checkmates in 7 moves — the main line was checked move by move, every move legal. Date checked: 2026-11-03.
- Source
- 百局象棋譜精編 第76局
- Book result
- Red wins
- Verification
- ✓ Engine-verified
- Side to move
- Red to move
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Red forces
- King, Elephant, Chariot ×2, Cannon, Pawn ×4
- Black forces
- King, Advisor ×2, Elephant, Chariot, Cannon ×2, Pawn ×4
- FEN
2Pak4/4a4/9/4p3p/5Cb2/r6R1/2P3P1P/3c1R2B/c3p4/p2K5 w
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- 1.Red Chariot 7,5→7,0Black Advisor 4,1→5,0
- 2.Red Chariot 7,0→5,0Black King 4,0→4,1
- 3.Red Chariot 5,0→5,1Black King 4,1→4,0
- 4.Red Pawn 2,0→3,0Black King 4,0→3,0
- 5.Red Chariot 5,7→3,7Black Chariot 0,5→3,5
- 6.Red Chariot 3,7→3,5Black King 3,0→4,0
- 7.Red Chariot 3,5→3,0