2015 14th World Xiangqi Championship: Round 2 - De Leeuw Arnout (Netherland) loses to Xie Jing (China)

2015 14th World Xiangqi Championship: Round 2- De Leeuw Arnout (Netherland) loses to Xie Jing (China)

De Leeuw Arnout (Netherland) loses to Xie Jing (China)

De Leeuw Arnout (Netherland)

Xie Jing (China)

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  H2+3

Both reach Central Cannon vs Screening Horse Opening variations.

  4. H8+7  …………

As strategic thinking, Red should either play P3+1 or P7+1, depend on his home work preparation. Now Red plays H8+7, meant he gives opportunity to Black to select which pawn to move first.

  4. …………  P7+1

Black selects P7+1.

  5. P7+1  …………

Therefore Red only can select P7+1.

  5. …………  C2+4    6. H7+6  …………

P5+1 would be better choice.

  6. …………  C2=7    7. C8=7  …………

Should C8+4! Red C8=7 allows Black to move R1=2 easily.

  7. …………  R1=2    8. C5=6  …………

?

  8. …………  C8+4    9. R2=1  …………

?

  9. …………  R2+6

As seen on board, Black's both chariots are well development, whereas Red's chariots still on initial position. Obviously, Black has gained advantages.

 10. H6+7  R2=3   11. R9+2  R3-1
 12. C6-1  R3-2   13. C6=7  R3=2
 14. C7+6  R2=3   15. +C=8  H7+6

Black advances most of his pieces to front-line.

 16. C8-6  H6+5   17. C8=5  E7+5
 18. H3+5  C8=5   19. E7+5  C5+2
 20. A4+5  P5+1

Black has gained additional 2 pawns.

 21. R1+2  P5+1   22. R1=3  R8+6

Black's common middle game tactic, not to allow Red to develop his chariot easily.

 23. R3=4  C7=9   24. E3+1  C9=1

Now Black has gained additional 4 pawns.

 25. C7=6  A6+5   26. K5=4  …………

?

 26. …………  P9+1   27. C6+6  …………

?

 27. …………  P9+1

Black is not hurry...

 28. C6-3  P1+1   29. E5+7  …………

? Red wrong judgement.

 29. …………  R3+2   30. C6=5  P5=6
 31. R9=7  …………

Red mistake again...loses his chariot.

 31. …………  C1+3   32. R7-2  R8+3
 33. K4+1  R8-1

Red resigns.