Classic Games of Chinese Chess: #3

This game is reproduced from a collection published in Shanghai in 1958. The annotations are based on those in Hsiang Ch’i: The Chinese Game of Chess by Terence Peter Donnelly (1974).

In the game as published, black moved first. The colors here have been reversed to accord with the modern practice.

A notable feature of the game is the fact that black wins despite being down a cannon for the last half.


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