125. the general walks in, by the chariot

Helpmates in xiangqi

4 moves

Black moves first and both sides cooperate: Black, Red, Black, Red, and Red's second move mates. Black has 39 legal first moves and exactly one of them works. 19 pieces, Black 53 to Red 11 in material, mate by the chariot. Themes: the general walks in, a quiet first move by Red,…