Two soldiers and an elephant vs Two soldiers

Xiangqi basic endgames: what wins and what draws

8 moves

Two soldiers and an elephant versus Two soldiers. Red wins. Reciprocal zugzwang: whoever moves first loses. Set for Black to move, so the verdict is a Red win; flip the side to move and it is a Black win. Pikafish at depth 26: mate in 4. The mainline below is its line, 8 plies…