Endgames
One soldier and a general can beat a bare general, unless the soldier has run to the last rank. Why that is, and the mistake that throws away easy wins.
Endgames
Why horse and general beat a bare general, why a horse can never attack two neighbouring points at once, and when horse endings end in a draw.
Endgames
Chariot and general against a bare general is the first endgame to master. The three-step method: confine the general, take a file, then check or leave no move.
Endgames
A lone chariot beats a general with two advisors or two elephants, but usually not the full set of four defenders. Here is why, and the practical plans for both
Endgames
In the endgame the cannon runs out of screens. Why cannon and general alone cannot beat a bare general, and how keeping one advisor changes everything.