The Most Popular Openings in Xiangqi | An Intro to the Chinese Chess Opening

This video has hot tips for how to start the game with a strong opening. For chess players and everyone new to Xiangqi, learn how to move your pieces early in the game so that you can control the board and crush your opponent!

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0:00 Introduction
0:32 How To Recognize the Opening
1:30 Introduction of The Three Most Important Opening Principles
1:51 Principle: Develop Pieces Early
2:09 Principle: Develop Pieces Evenly
2:33 Principle: Create Room for your pieces and restrict space for your opponent’s pieces
3:06 Introduction Most Common Xiangqi Openings
3:42 Central Cannon Opening
4:10 Same Direction Cannon
5:09 Opposite Direction Cannon
6:07 Screen Horse
6:50 Opposite Direction Horse
7:35 Cornered Cannon
8:09 Outreached Cannon
8:56 Preemptive Horse
9:25 Flying Elephant
9:45 Celestial’s Sortie
10:37 Summary

Citation:
– 《象棋布局精要》 by Dianzhong Liu(刘殿中