ENVI

Secrets in the Orange Grove

橘中秘

One 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.

Topic
Classic manuals
Size
170 games
Author
Chu Tấn Trinh (朱晋桢)
Period
Minh Sùng Trinh năm thứ 5 (1632)
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Volumes

  • Volume 1 — Seizing Initiative (Red wins first)

    20 games
    Show 20 titles
    1. Smooth Cannon: Flank Chariot Breaks Straight Chariot — Horse Sacrifice
    2. Smooth Cannon: Flank Chariot Breaks Straight Chariot — Opponent Advances Horse First, Horse Sacrifice
    3. Smooth Cannon: Flank Chariot Breaks Straight Chariot — Declines Horse Sacrifice
    4. Smooth Cannon: Flank Chariot Breaks Straight Chariot — Uses Horse
    5. Smooth Cannon: Flank Chariot Breaks Straight Chariot — Uses Horse
    6. Smooth Cannon: Flank Chariot Breaks Rear Palace-Corner Cannon
    7. Smooth Cannon: Flank Chariot Breaks Early Palace-Corner Cannon
    8. Smooth Cannon: Central Flank Chariot Breaks Palace-Corner Cannon
    9. Smooth Cannon: Flank Chariot Breaks Horse-Pinning Cannon
    10. Smooth Cannon: Straight Chariot, Left Cannon Patrols River — Breaks Flank Chariot
    11. Smooth Cannon: Straight Chariot, Left Cannon Patrols River — Breaks Flank Chariot & Horse Pin
    12. Right Cannon & Straight Chariot Break Left Single-Horse Elephant Setup
    13. Right Cannon & Straight Chariot Break Right Single-Horse Elephant Setup
    14. Right Cannon & Flank Chariot Break Elephant Setup
    15. Right Cannon & Flank Chariot Break Corner-Horse Elephant Setup
    16. Large Parallel Cannons
    17. Small Parallel Cannons Break Large Parallel Cannons
    18. Parallel Cannons Break Overlapping Cannon
    19. Parallel Cannons Break Palace-Corner Cannon
    20. Screen Horses Break Central Cannon

  • Volume 2 — Giving First Move

    13 games
    Show 13 titles
    1. Smooth Cannon: Flank Chariot Breaks Straight Chariot — Seizes Initiative
    2. Smooth Cannon: Flank Chariot Breaks Straight Chariot — Horse Sacrifice
    3. Smooth Cannon: Flank Chariot Breaks Straight Chariot — Sunken Cannon
    4. Smooth Cannon: Straight Chariot Breaks Flank Chariot
    5. Smooth Cannon: Straight Chariot River Patrol Breaks Flank Chariot
    6. Smooth Cannon: Straight Chariot, Horse-Pinning Cannon, Elephant Up Guards Horse — Breaks Flank Chariot
    7. Smooth Cannon: Straight Chariot, Horse in the Nest
    8. Large Parallel Cannons
    9. Small Parallel Cannons Break Large Parallel Cannons
    10. Parallel Cannons: Exchange Chariots, Press Horse
    11. Small Parallel Cannons: Sacrifice Elephant, Trap Chariot
    12. Screen Horses Break Central Cannon
    13. Central Cannon Breaks Advisor-Elephant, Horse Turning Horn

  • Volume 3 — Giving Left Horse

    10 games
    Show 10 titles
    1. Smooth Cannon: Flank Chariot Breaks Straight Chariot
    2. Smooth Cannon: Flank Chariot Breaks Straight Chariot — Opponent Advances Horse First
    3. Smooth Cannon: Flank Chariot Breaks Early Palace-Corner Cannon
    4. Smooth Cannon: Flank Chariot Breaks Horse-Pinning Cannon
    5. Horse Then Cannon, Flank Chariot
    6. Flank Chariot & Cannon Break Advisor-Elephant vs Right Single-Horse
    7. Straight Chariot Breaks Advisor-Elephant vs Right Single-Horse
    8. Smooth Cannon: Straight Chariot Breaks Flank Chariot
    9. Parallel Cannons Break Horse Pin
    10. Parallel Cannons

  • Volume 4 — Giving Both Horses

    8 games
    Show 8 titles
    1. River-Patrol Cannon Breaks Central Cannon — Takes Pawn
    2. River-Patrol Cannon Breaks Central Cannon — Declines Pawn
    3. River-Patrol Cannon Breaks Right Single-Horse Setup
    4. River-Patrol Cannon Breaks Left Single-Horse Setup
    5. Breaks Contending River-Patrol Cannon
    6. River-Patrol Cannon Breaks Elephant Setup
    7. River-Patrol Cannon Breaks Screen Horses
    8. Central Nest Cannon Breaks Right Single-Horse Setup

  • Volumes 5–6 — Endgame Gems

    119 games
    Show 119 titles
    1. Double chariot draws against horse cannon full guard 001
    2. Chariot wins against horse double elephants 002
    3. Chariot wins against double pawn double advisors 002
    4. Chariot draws against full guard 002
    5. Chariot draws against three pawns 002
    6. Cannon pawn wins against full guard 002
    7. Double chariot draws against chariot cannon double advisors 002
    8. Chariot wins against horse double advisors 004
    9. Double Horses at the Spring 005
    10. Chariot, Horse & Cannon Endgame 006
    11. Chariot & Horse Cold Waiting Move 007
    12. Chariot & Horse Cold Waiting Move 008
    13. Chariot horse draws against chariot double advisors 009
    14. Chariot horse draws against chariot 010
    15. Chariot cannon advisor wins against chariot double elephants 011
    16. Chariot cannon wins against chariot double elephants 012
    17. Chariot cannon draws against chariot double advisors 013
    18. Chariot cannon wins against chariot advisor 015
    19. Chariot cannon draws against chariot elephant 016
    20. Chariot cannon wins against chariot 017
    21. Chariot cannon wins against single chariot 017
    22. Chariot cannon draws against chariot 018
    23. Parallel Cannons Break Withdrawn Cannon 018
    24. Chariot horse cannon draws against chariot pawn 019
    25. Chariot cannon draws against chariot pawn 020
    26. Chariot cannon draws against chariot pawn 021
    27. Chariot pawn draws against double pawn full guard 022
    28. Chariot double pawn draws against chariot advisor elephant full 023
    29. Chariot pawn draws against double cannons double elephants 024
    30. Chariot pawn draws against double cannons pawn 025
    31. Chariot pawn wins against 4pawn double advisors 026
    32. Chariot pawn wins against 4pawn advisor 027
    33. Chariot pawn draws against chariot pawn advisor 028
    34. Chariot pawn draws against chariot pawn advisor 029
    35. Chariot pawn wins against chariot pawn elephant 030
    36. Chariot pawn wins against chariot advisor 031
    37. Chariot pawn draws against chariot advisor 032
    38. Chariot pawn draws against chariot advisor 033
    39. Chariot pawn draws against chariot advisor 034
    40. Chariot pawn draws against chariot advisor 035
    41. Chariot pawn wins against chariot 036
    42. Chariot rear pawn wins against chariot 037
    43. Chariot wins against full guard 038
    44. Chariot wins against full guard 039
    45. Chariot wins against full guard 040
    46. Chariot wins against full guard 041
    47. Chariot wins against full guard 042
    48. Chariot wins against full guard 043
    49. Chariot wins against full guard 044
    50. Chariot wins against full guard 045
    51. Chariot wins against full guard 046
    52. Chariot & Horse vs Single Horse vs Advisor 047
    53. Chariot & Horse vs Single Horse vs Elephant 048
    54. Chariot wins against cannon pawn advisor 049
    55. Chariot draws against cannon double advisors 050
    56. Chariot draws against cannon double advisors 051
    57. Chariot wins against cannon double elephants 052
    58. Chariot draws against cannon double elephants 053
    59. Chariot draws against horse pawn elephant 054
    60. Chariot draws against horse pawn elephant 055
    61. Chariot draws against horse pawn elephant 056
    62. Chariot draws against double pawn double advisors 057
    63. Chariot draws against double pawn double elephants 058
    64. Chariot draws against double cannons pawn 059
    65. Chariot draws against double cannons pawn 060
    66. Chariot draws against cannon double pawn 061
    67. Chariot draws against cannon double pawn 062
    68. Chariot draws against cannon double pawn 063
    69. Chariot draws against cannon double pawn 064
    70. Chariot draws against horse double pawn 065
    71. Chariot draws against horse cannon 067
    72. Chariot draws against double horse 068
    73. Double cannons draws against double elephants 069
    74. Horse pawn wins against full guard 070
    75. Horse pawn draws against full guard 071
    76. Horse pawn draws against missing elephant 072
    77. Horse pawn draws against missing advisor 073
    78. Horse pawn wins against cannon pawn double advisors 074
    79. Horse pawn wins against pawn double advisors 075
    80. Horse pawn draws against cannon double elephants 076
    81. Horse pawn draws against horse cannon 077
    82. Horse pawn draws against horse pawn 078
    83. Horse pawn draws against cannon 079
    84. Horse pawn wins against horse 080
    85. Cannon pawn advisor wins against missing elephant 081
    86. Cannon pawn wins against missing elephant 082
    87. Cannon pawn wins against cannon double advisors 083
    88. Cannon double pawns wins against double elephants 084
    89. Cannon pawn wins against elephant 085
    90. Cannon pawn draws against elephant 086
    91. Cannon pawn wins against double advisors 087
    92. Cannon pawn wins against double pawn 088
    93. Cannon pawn wins against edge pawn 089
    94. Cannon pawn wins against cannon 090
    95. Cannon pawn advisor draws against cannon 091
    96. Cannon draws against double cannons advisor 092
    97. Cannon draws against double cannons 093
    98. Cannon draws against three pawn 094
    99. Horse draws against cannon advisor elephant 095
    100. Double low pawn wins against missing elephant 096
    101. High-low pawns wins against double advisors 097
    102. Double low pawn draws against double advisors 098
    103. High-low pawns wins against double elephants 099
    104. Double low pawn draws against double elephants 101
    105. High pawn advisor draws against cannon double advisors 102
    106. High pawn draws against cannon advisor 103
    107. Horse pawn wins against cannon elephant
    108. Horse pawn wins against cannon pawn full guard
    109. Chariot wins against double cannons
    110. Chariot wins against three pawns
    111. Chariot draws against horse double elephants
    112. Chariot draws against chariot cannon
    113. Chariot draws against double cannons
    114. Chariot pawn wins against chariot elephant
    115. Cannon pawn wins against elephant 2- 085
    116. Double chariot cannon wins against double chariot
    117. Double chariot pawn wins against double chariot
    118. Borrow Chariot to Use Cannon 002
    119. Borrow Cannon to Use Horse 002

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