A chariot and cannon, no defensive pieces vs A bare chariot one rank too high

Xiangqi basic endgames: what wins and what draws

40 moves

A chariot and cannon, no defensive pieces versus A bare chariot one rank too high. Red wins. The defending chariot holds the middle file one rank too high, and that is the whole difference: Red plants the cannon underneath it, defended by the chariot on the same rank, and the da…