Xiangqi Elephant Game: 2015 14th World Xiangqi Championship: Round 2 - Bieg Pascal (Germany) loses to Rumyantsev Dmitriy (Russia)

Thursday, September 15, 2016

2015 14th World Xiangqi Championship: Round 2 - Bieg Pascal (Germany) loses to Rumyantsev Dmitriy (Russia)

Bieg Pascal (Germany)

Rumyantsev Dmitriy (Russia)

Bieg Pascal (Germany) loses to Rumyantsev Dmitriy (Russia)

Round 2
2015 14th World Xiangqi Championship
Venue: University of Applied Languages (SDI), Munich, Germany

1. C2=5 H8+7 2. H2+3 R9=8
3. R1=2 E7+5

Black E7+5 is rare. The popular choices are H2+3, P7+1 or P3+1.

4. P3+1 H2+1

Normally Black would play P3+1.

5. H3+4 …………

Not a good idea. Better would have been H8+7 to develop his left flank.

5. ………… C2=4 6. H8+9 R1=2
7. R9=8 R2+4 8. C8+2 …………

? mistake.

8. ………… C8+3

Good move.

9. P7+1 …………

Only move.

9. ………… C8+2

? A better move would be R2=6.

10. C8=9 …………

Should H4=5.

10. ………… C8=1

R2+5 better.

11. R8+5 R8+9 12. C9-2 R8=7
13. C5+4 …………

Not a good idea. Better would be C5=3, prevent Black' chariot move back to base.

13. ………… H7+5 14. E7+5 …………

Mistake, should H4+5.

14. ………… R7-3

Smart move

15. H4+5 R7=5 16. H5-4 …………

Mistake, caused losing a piece. Better would have been H5-6. If Black replied with R5-1, Red could H6-7.

16. ………… R5-1 17. R8=6 …………

If Red R6=4, Black would play C4+3. Red still losing a piece.

17. ………… A4+5 18. C9+4 …………

If Red H4+3, Black R2+2 check and capturing Red's chariot on file 9.

18. ………… R5=6 19. C9=3 C4=2
20. P9+1 R6=5 21. P9+1 R5+2
22. A6+5 R5=1 23. K5=6 R1+2
24. K6+1 C2=4

Smart move.

25. A5+6 R1-5 26. P7+1 R1=3
27. R6-2 R3=5 28. P3+1 R5=7
29. C3=5 K5=4

Smart move.

30. C5=2 H1+2 31. K6=5 R7=8
32. C2=3 R8+1 33. K5-1 H2+4
34. C3=6 K4=5 35. R6=9 R8-2
36. C6-1 R8+1 37. C6=9 C4=1
38. R9=6 R8=1 39. R6+1 P9+1
40. P1+1 P9+1 41. R6=1 R1+5
42. K5+1 R1=6 43. R1=6 P3+1
44. K5+1 R6=3 45. K5-1 P3+1
46. R6+2 C1=4 47. K5+1 P3+1
48. R6=7 R3=5 49. K5=4 P3=4
50. R7=6 P4=5 51. R6=5 P5=6