◇ Just read — no move neededThe fortress that never opens
单车难破士象全 — the most famous draw in xiangqi, and the one you should learn first, because every endgame decision depends on knowing it. The chariot is worth more than your whole defence, yet it cannot mate: every mating net needs one door, and the advisors and elephants close them all. Your technique is pure discipline — the defenders never leave home, the king never wanders, and every pawn-race temptation is refused. And when the chariot offers a trade that looks even, count first: a defender off the board is exactly the door the attacker is waiting for. You are Black in this game. Hold the draw.