Xiangqi Is Amazing I try playing with the pieces as Chinese characters although it does get confusing trying to recognize it China has a beautiful culture of Board games like this and Go!
6:10 Is there a reason black doesn't instead sacrifice that horse to capture the middle cannon, or am I missing something? Cannon is more valuable than horse, right?
Hi. You see everything correctly, in this position black can choose to exchange the knight for the cannon. But let's analyze the position with you. Pay attention to the red rooks, what are they doing? One of the rooks, the one on the left, is not in play at all, and the other rook is attacking the cannon, which is already protected. So we conclude that the red rooks are weak. Pay attention to the black rooks. One of the rooks is passive, and the other is on an open line, and is about to join the attack on the red king. If you just trade a knight for a cannon, you will miss the entire advantage of the black knight, which has entered the enemy territory and is dominating. See how the black knight forces the red rook on the left into defense to prevent the knight from taking the field closer to the king. The knight dominates the rook. To answer your question, positions need to be evaluated by considering which side the initiative is on. In this case, it is more important for Black to use the knight, which can create a mate threat with the help of the rook and the cannon. In the end, it is the checkmate that matters, not the number of pieces won.
At the end position, red can recapture the horse with the F4 chariot or the B5 advisor. With the black horse still hindered by the red G4 soldier, it would be hard for black to break through red’s defence. Moreover, I would say that stamina is also one of the concern for Xu. After playing an intensive game for a long time, it is normal for human to become tired and might affect the performance later on, but it would not be the same case for the super computer. So without seeing any promising attacking chances, and with decreasing stamina, it might be a better option for Xu to accept a draw. Hope that answers your question 😀
Nice analysis. I really appreciate these videos
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Great video! I'd really like to see more of that match!
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I was curious to see how Ai can integrate in Xiangqi.
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Xiangqi Is Amazing I try playing with the pieces as Chinese characters although it does get confusing trying to recognize it China has a beautiful culture of Board games like this and Go!
6:10 Is there a reason black doesn't instead sacrifice that horse to capture the middle cannon, or am I missing something? Cannon is more valuable than horse, right?
Hi. You see everything correctly, in this position black can choose to exchange the knight for the cannon. But let's analyze the position with you. Pay attention to the red rooks, what are they doing? One of the rooks, the one on the left, is not in play at all, and the other rook is attacking the cannon, which is already protected. So we conclude that the red rooks are weak. Pay attention to the black rooks. One of the rooks is passive, and the other is on an open line, and is about to join the attack on the red king. If you just trade a knight for a cannon, you will miss the entire advantage of the black knight, which has entered the enemy territory and is dominating. See how the black knight forces the red rook on the left into defense to prevent the knight from taking the field closer to the king. The knight dominates the rook. To answer your question, positions need to be evaluated by considering which side the initiative is on. In this case, it is more important for Black to use the knight, which can create a mate threat with the help of the rook and the cannon. In the end, it is the checkmate that matters, not the number of pieces won.
nice analysis. how can I watch this original game? do you have the link?
Xu accepts a draw even though he's up a horse? I would have liked to learn more about the end position. Thank you for your analysis!
At the end position, red can recapture the horse with the F4 chariot or the B5 advisor. With the black horse still hindered by the red G4 soldier, it would be hard for black to break through red’s defence.
Moreover, I would say that stamina is also one of the concern for Xu. After playing an intensive game for a long time, it is normal for human to become tired and might affect the performance later on, but it would not be the same case for the super computer. So without seeing any promising attacking chances, and with decreasing stamina, it might be a better option for Xu to accept a draw.
Hope that answers your question 😀
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Nice video it helped me in a xiangqi competition but still got 10 plsce
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nice
Thank you!
Is not checkmate