2015 14th World Xiangqi Championship: Round 1: Zheng Weitong (China) wins Mikko Tomqvist (Finland)
Round 1
Zheng Weitong (China) wins Mikko Tomqvist (Finland)
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| Zhen Weitong (China) wins Mikko Tomqvist (Finland) |
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| Zheng Weitong (China) |
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| Mikko Tomqvist (Finland) |
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2015 14th World Xiangqi Championship
Date: 22nd August 2015
Venue: University of Applied Languages (SDI), Munich, Germany
1. E3+5 …………
Red uses Elephant Opening.
1. ………… C8=5
Black counters with Left Central Cannon. As statistic, the most common use opening against Elephant Opening is C8=4 for Cross Palace Cannon opening.
2. H8+7 H8+7 3. H2+3 …………
From Elephant Opening, Red transform to Screen Horses Defense, which is most effective to against Central Cannon.
If Red played C2=4, planning to transform to Sandwiched Horse variation, this is not so effective as Screen Horse Defense variation.
3. ………… R9=8 4. R1=2 R8+6
Black R8+7 crosses the river to opponent's pawn rank might not ideal. As seen on board, Black's right flank has not developed yet. A better move would be P3+1 to develop his right flank for a balance formation.
