The cork: a cannon in front of a chariot (2 million a side, draw)

Atomic Xiangqi: twelve engine games

34 moves

Both sides at two million nodes. After the exchanges the ending is the new chariot-against-cannon idea. Black’s general is on f10 and Red’s chariot wants the f-file; Black’s cannon stands directly in front of the chariot and slides sideways with it. It blocks the chariot and, bec…

Pxc5: soldier takes soldier. A soldier is removed only by capture.

Hxd6: the horse takes the cannon; only the cannon goes.

Cf4: the cork. Black’s cannon stands in front of Red’s chariot on the f-file and slides with it; the shot it could take is one piece, and the chariot is not it.