General and soldier vs Bare general

Xiangqi basic endgames: what wins and what draws

13 moves

General and soldier versus Bare general. Red wins. Red wins with either side to move. 1.Gd1 is a waiting move that puts Black in zugzwang; the win comes from the red general seizing the middle file, not from the soldier alone. Pikafish at depth 26: mate in 7. The mainline below…