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Introduction to Xiangqi Flashcards

1
Q

What is the 3x3 area called where king and advisers can only move in?

A

Palace or fortress

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What are the 5 type of files?

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  • The 1 and 9 files are called Edge files
  • The 2 and 8 files are called 2 and 8 files
  • The 3 and 7 files are called elbow files
  • The 4 and 6 files are called rib files
  • The 5th file is called the central file
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3
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Starting from the bottom to top, what are all the tenth rows called?

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  • First row: Bottom rank
  • Second row: Throat rank
  • Third row: Cannon Rank
  • Fourth row: Pawn Rank
  • Fifth row: Riverbank
  • Sixth row: Opponent’s riverbank
  • Seventh row: Opponent’s pawn rank
  • Eighth row: Opponent’s cannon rank
  • Ninth row: Opponent’s throat rank
  • Tenth row: Opponent’s bottom rank
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4
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Starting from the left to right, what are all the file numbers?

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9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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5
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What are 5 things about the palace or fortress and where are they located?

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Palace corner (located at all four corners)
King’s throne (located where king starts)
Centroid (At the center of the 3x3)
Elephant’s eye (the two side squares between centroid)
Center of roof top (The square in front of centroid)

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6
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What is an elbow horse?

A

Check page 10

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7
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What is an Angler horse?

A

Check page 10

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8
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What is a palace corner horse?

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Horses that are in the corners of palace

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9
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What are high angler horse?

A

Check page 10

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10
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What are ranked chariots?

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Chariots that control a rank. Usually the throat rank

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11
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What are filed chariots?

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Chariots that control a open file.

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12
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What are the 7 type of pieces in xiangqi?

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King
Advisers 
Chariots
Horses
Cannons
Pawns
Elephants
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13
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Which color moves first?

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Red

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14
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Fun fact: Red is used to represent the north

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Black is used to represent the south

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15
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What directions can the king move?

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Up, down, left, and right. NEVER DIAGONAL

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16
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How much squares of the palace is usually controlled by the enemy before checkmate?

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Usually 3 to 5 squares. Either by enemy or by pieces blocking the way

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17
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What directions can advisers go?

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Inside palace and only move diagonally

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18
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What directions can elephants go?

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They can go two squares diagonally. They can be blocked if something is in its diagonal way. They can not jump over pieces.

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19
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Fun facts: Elephants are easily trapped or threatened

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They are often used to protect each other

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20
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What is blocking the elephant’s movement known as?

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Blocking the Elephant’s eye

21
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What is blocking the horse’s movement known as?

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Hobbling the horse’s leg

22
Q

Are cannon’s useful in the endgame and why?

A

They become less useful as there will be less materials to utilize the cannon

23
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What are the values of a pawn before crossing the river? What are the values of a pawn after crossing the river? Value of Adviser? Value of elephant? Value of horse? value of Cannon? value of Chariot?

A 
Pawn before crossing the river: 1
Pawn after crossing the river: 2
Adviser: 2 
Elephant: 2
Horse: 4
Cannon 4.5
Chariot: 9
24
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What is the notation of King, adviser, elephant, horse, cannon, chariot and pawn for red? for black?

A 
Red 
- King: K
- Adviser: A
- Elephant: E
- Horse: H
- Chariot: R
- Cannon: C
- Pawn: P
Black
- King: k
- Adviser: a
- Elephant: e
- Horse: h
- Chariot: r
- Cannon: c
- Pawn: p
25
Q

What are all the 3 movements notation? What does + mean?

A

Front file movement: +
Back file movement: -
Horizontal movement between files: = or .

26
Q

What is the face to face laughing rule?

A

Two kings cannot face each other

27
Q

What is undermining?

A

Destroying a defender to weaken defenses

28
Q

What is the same direction cannons: ranked chariot vs filed chariot? (opening)

A

Look at page 35

29
Q

What is central cannon vs screen horse defense? (opening)

A

Look at page 35

30
Q

What is cross palace cannon vs left proper horse? (opening)

A

Look at page 35

31
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What is elephant opening vs left palcorner cannon? (opening)

A

Look at page 35

32
Q

Is it advantageous to position a chariot or cannon at the palace corners?

A

Yes

33
Q

Fun fact: Chariots can be used to control an open file or block the elephant’s eye

A

wow

34
Q

How do you exploit a permanent weakness in the opponent’s formation?

A

By having more mobile pieces than the opponents

35
Q

What is the Sandwiched Horse in English formation for black?

A

Check pg. 38 after the four moves played by Chuan

36
Q

How does black get rid of a Horse blocking Chariot in an opening?

A

In a Sandwiched Horse in English formation, black plays c4-1 and c4=3 to remove the threat of the red chariot. Check pg. 38 for the complete steps.

37
Q

What is one of the many standard midgame procedures?

A

The attack on the rib files

38
Q

Fun fact: P3+1 means

A

Pawn on 3 file go forward 1 space

39
Q

What is the “fishing-the-moon-under-deep-sea” maneuver do?

A

In the endgame, it forces the opponent’s king to stay in a rib file while your king controls the central file

40
Q

What are formation A and B? What are the combination that occur in several openings? What are the advantages and disadvantages? What are the weakness of each formation and how to exploit it?

A

Check pg.43 for formation A and B and the combination.
Advantage of Formation A:
- Throat rank is open for horizontal maneuvers of Chariots to switch flanks or to occupy the rib files
Disadvantage of Formation A:
- loses possibility to link the Elephants
Advantage of Formation B:
- The chariot where defenders cleared the way can move to the rib file directly
Disadvantage of Formation B:
- Own territory becomes divided along the central file
- The chariots can only use less than half of the throat rank for maneuvers
Check weaknesses of formation and exploiting it on pg.44.

41
Q

What are four fundamental strategic aims of most openings and define them.

A

Check pg.47

42
Q

What is general advice for the opening and a saying about the chariot?

A

General advice for the opening includes rapid development of at least one Chariot and there is a saying that only a poor player does not move a Chariot in the first three moves

43
Q

Which flank should the first move be on and why?

A

it is customary to make the first move on the right flank. Starting on the left flank is considered needlessly
confusing.

44
Q

What is the most common opening?

A

Center Cannon vs Screen Horses Defense

45
Q

What is a zwischenzug?

A

A forcing move before continuing with other plans

46
Q

What are 14 moves of game 1? Including the trap sequence

A

check pg.48 and 49

47
Q

What are three strategic difference between early game and end game?

A

check Endgame on pg.50

48
Q

What are 3 characteristics of end game?

A

Check pg.50

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