Xiangqi Grandmaster Jiang Chuan - annotated games: Demin Alexander (Russia) Loses To Jiang Chuan (China)

Xiangqi Grandmaster Jiang Chuan - Annotated Games

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Translated by permission: Wong Ping Loong

Demin Alexander (Russia) Loses To Jiang Chuan (China)

Tournament：2016 World Xiangqi Tournament
Round：1
Date：Aug 2016
Venue：Finland

  1. C2=5  H2+3    2. C8+4  …………

Red advances his cannon prematurely. This is a rare move and caused bad outcome in actual game.



  2. …………  P3+1    3. H2+3  C8=6
  4. R1=2  E3+5

Black also can H8+9.

  5. P3+1  A4+5    6. H8+7  …………

Better would have been H8+9.

  6. …………  R1=4    7. A6+5  H8+9
  8. H3+4  P9+1

It is a waiting move, a smart move.

  9. C8=3  …………

Bad move, caused losing the piece.

  9. …………  R4+5   10. H4+5  H3+5
 11. C3=9  H5+6   12. R9=8  R9=8
 13. R2+9  H9-8   14. C9-2  R4+3
 15. P5+1  C6=7   16. E3+1  H6+5
 17. P5+1  H5+7

Checkmate. Black wins.