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 Xiangqi for everybody
16 December 1999 |
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By Jouni Tolonen Winning with a horse/chariot The Horse A horse can only achieve the winning stalemate with the help of king's waiting moves - the tempo moves of western chess. Although there are some stalemate patterns with just the horse against the king, usually the friendly king needs to help the horse by controlling the central e-file.
Steps to win with a horse
In the first example, Red is to start and win. Note that there are many paths to win.
| In the second example, Red has to save the horse first.
| Chariot The Chariot is the most powerful piece in Xiangqi - no wonder it can win in just a few moves from almost any position. It does not in fact need help from the king but can drive the enemy king into stalemate easily. Steps to win with a chariot It is often possible to win faster with a chariot by just entering the enemy palace and restricting the king to stalemate. The following winning steps give a more general method which can be applied even with some extra material on the board.
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