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Xiangqi book library
Every manual inside Xiangqi Trainer: mating patterns, endgames, middlegames, openings and the great classical manuals. Each problem comes with an interactive board, move-by-move solutions and a solve mode.
Kill methods
Endgame
- Simple Winning Endgames114 straightforward win-or-draw endgames — ideal for beginners.114 problems
- Clever Practical Endgames100 short, practical endgame studies in 10 tactical categories.100 problems
- Practical Endgames — Vol. 1300 practical endgame positions — volume 1.300 problems
- Practical Endgames — Vol. 2300 practical endgame positions — volume 2.300 problems
- Practical Endgames — Vol. 3541 endgames sorted by piece combinations — volume 3.540 problems
Middlegame
Openings
- 100 Opening Traps100 opening traps — 50 by system plus 50 model master games.100 problems
- Opening Formations & StrategyModern opening formations and middlegame strategy — after Plum Blossom Manual and Orange Grove Secrets.196 problems
- Deceptive Openings & CountersDeceptive opening moves and how to meet them — follow-up to 100 Opening Traps.97 problems
- Irregular Openings & AttackUnusual opening shapes and attacking plans — advanced study after standard formations.100 problems
- Reverse Palace Horse CollectionHu Ronghua's reverse-palace-horse openings — 11 formation chapters plus annotated practical games.53 problems
- Horse vs Cannon RivalryHuang Shaolong's screen-horse vs central-cannon openings — 28 annotated games.28 problems
- Xiangqi Art of War · Screen HorseVolume 2 of Xiangqi Bingfa — screen horse vs central cannon, 10 sections.87 problems
- Xiangqi Art of War · Central Cannon vs Central CannonVolume 1 of Xiangqi Bingfa — mirror cannon openings, side chariot and direct chariot.30 problems
- Xiangqi Art of War · Side-by-Side CannonsVolume 3 of Xiangqi Bingfa — side-by-side cannon openings, 15 games.15 problems
- Xiangqi Art of War · Palcorner HorseVolume 4 of Xiangqi Bingfa — palcorner horse vs central cannon, 2 sections.18 problems
- Xiangqi Art of War · Single-Advance HorseVolume 5 of Xiangqi Bingfa — single-advance horse vs central cannon, 2 sections.19 problems
- Side-by-Side Cannons: A SurveyOpening monograph on side-by-side cannons — 20 annotated games from classics to modern play.20 problems
- Modern Mirror-Cannon VariationsContemporary mirror-cannon (顺炮) theory — 111 annotated games.111 problems
- Opposite-File Cannon FormationsCentral cannon vs three-step tiger transposing to opposite-file cannon — 73 games.73 problems
Classic manuals
- Plum Blossom ManualClassic opening treatise — 31 deals in six chapters on cannon-head and smooth-cannon systems.31 games
- Secrets in the Orange GroveOne of the greatest classic xiangqi manuals (1632). Five volumes: four on openings (first move, give first move, give left horse, give both horses) plus endgame gems.170 games
- Hundred Xiangqi Studies100+ classic Chinese endgame positions and composed games.105 problems
- Appropriate PleasureMassive classic endgame anthology — after you know simpler endgames.1,098 problems
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