中象棋(Middle Xiangqi)
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(The actual shape is here.)
Setup
O I R H E A G A E H R I O - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C - - - - - C - - - P - P - P - P - P - P - P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P - P - P - P - P - P - P - - - C - - - - - C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O I R H E A G A E H R I O
牛 犀 車 馬 象 士 將 士 象 馬 車 犀 牛 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 砲 口 口 口 口 口 砲 口 口 口 卒 口 卒 口 卒 口 卒 口 卒 口 卒 口 卒 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 兵 口 兵 口 兵 口 兵 口 兵 口 兵 口 兵 口 口 口 砲 口 口 口 口 口 砲 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 牛 犀 車 馬 相 仕 帥 仕 相 馬 車 犀 牛
The between the 5th and 6th ranks is called River.
The point where the diagonal lines intersect and the eight points around it is called Palace.
Pieces
Pawn(P. 兵/卒) : Moves one step orthogonally forward. A Pawn that has reached the enemy camp(6~10th rank) can also move one step orthogonally sideways.
Rook (R. 俥/車) : Moves any number of steps orthogonally.
Cannon (C. 炮/砲) : Slides orthogonally when not capturing, but must hop over a single piece to capture. (The Cannon can hop over a piece only when it captures piece.)
Horse (H. 傌/馬) : Moves one step orthogonally and then one step further diagonally.
Elephant (E. 相/象) : Moves one step orthogonally and then two steps further diagonally.
Rhino (I. 犀) : Moves two steps orthogonally and then one step further diagonally.
Ox (O. 牛) : Moves two steps diagonally. It cannot go into the enemy camp.
Advisor (A. 仕/士) : Moves one step diagonally. it cannot leave the palace.
General (G. 帥/將) : Moves one step orthogonally. it cannot leave the palace.
- A player who loses General loses.
Horse, Elephant, Rhino and Ox cannot move in that direction when there is a piece on the path.
Rules
1. The arrangement of the pieces is fixed.
2. The diagonal line of the palace does not affect the movement of the piece. Therefore, a piece that moves orthogonally cannot move diagonally even if it is on a diagonal line.
3. The two Generals cannot face each other. In other words, when two Generals are in the same row, there should be no pieces between them. If two Generals face each other, the player who created the situation loses.
4. When all Pawns of one player are captured, all Advisors and Elephants of both players are promoted at that point. Promoted Advisors and Elephants can go anywhere. (So the Advisor can go outside the palace and the Elephant can go outside the friendly camp.)
5. A Pawn on the 9th or 10th rank can move one step orthogonally backward.
6. You must move the piece on your turn.
7. The stalemate player loses.
If the same state occurs 3 times in a row, it is a draw. that is, if the position of the pieces, the number of pieces caught, and the turn are exactly the same 3 times in a row, the 长将(Changjiang) is established and the match becomes a draw. but if you make the same state 3 times as a repetitive check, you are defeated.
If a draw is made due to Changjiang or lack of piece, the match is played again by swapping first player and second player.
Notes
Piece Value
Pawn : 1
Pawn on the enemy camp : 2
Advisor : 2
Ox : 2
Elephant : 3
Rhino : 3
Horse : 5
Cannon : 7
Rook : 13
- Ok3 Oc8 2. Oc3 Ok8 3. He3 He8 4. Rc2 Hi8 5. Ie2 Oi6 6. Oe5 e6 7. Og3 Hf6 8. i5 Og8 9. Rb2 Hxe4 10. Rb5 Ce8 11. Rb6 Rd10 12. Rb3 Rk8 13. Hi3 Ii9 14. Hh5 Ce7 15. Hg2 e5=Q 16. Rb5 If8 17. Rb3 Cj5 18. Hhi3 Hd2 19. Rc3 Cj6 20. Oxe5 Cxe2 21. Cj5 Cc6 22. Ra3 Rd4 23. c5 Ca6 24. Rc3 Rxa4 25. Cd8 Cg6 26. Rd3 Hb1 27. g5 Ixg5 28. Cxg5 Re4 29. Eb3 Rxe5 30. Cg3 Rxc5 31. Eg4 Cxg3 32. Rxg3 Rg5 33. Ebd6 Ce6 34. Rb3 Ie9 35. Rxb1 Ixd6 36. Exd6 c6 37. Hj5 Ce3 38. Hxi7 Cg3 39. Hi3 Ch3 40. Afg2 Cg3 41. Gf1 Rj8 42. Hxg8 Rf5 43. Af3 Cxg8 44. Cxi8 Rxi8 45. Rb2 Cf8 46. Gg1 Rd5 47. Eg4 Rd1 48. Gg2 c5=Q 49. Rb6 Rd3 50. Ee7 Ce8 51. Rf6 Re3 52. Eh5 Re2 53. Gg1 Re1 54. Gg2 Cg8 55. Gh2 Re6 56. Rf7 Rg6 57. Ri1 Oe6 58. Ii2 Afg9 59. Ee7 Ce8 60. Hh5 Rf8 61. Rxf8 Axf8 62. Ahg2 Eh8 63. Rd1 Rg5 64. Rd10 Gg9 65. Rxh10 Ef5 66. Gh3 El8 67. Rh7 Cd8 68. Rh9 Gg8 69. Hi7
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