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	The '''Advisor Opening''' (上仕局; also written 上士局 in ~~one~~ instructional ~~taxonomy~~) is an uncommon xiangqi opening in which Red begins by moving an advisor toward the ~~center~~ of the palace. Jim Png Hau Cheng’s ''A Lexicon of Xiangqi/Chinese Chess Terms in English'' uses the published English name “Advisor Opening,” defines it as Red’s first move A4+5 or A6+5, calls it unorthodox, and assigns it code A01.<ref name="s001">Jim Png Hau Cheng, ''A Lexicon of Xiangqi/Chinese Chess Terms in English'', “ADVISOR OPENING,” printed p. 6 (PDF p. 22).</ref>		The '''Advisor Opening''' (上仕局; also written 上士局 in some Chinese instructional taxonomies) is an uncommon xiangqi opening in which Red begins by moving an advisor toward the centre of the palace. In WXF notation the two possible first moves are A4+5 and A6+5; the featured position below shows the A4+5 line. Jim Png Hau Cheng’s ''A Lexicon of Xiangqi/Chinese Chess Terms in English'' uses the published English name “Advisor Opening,” defines the opening as Red’s first move A4+5 or A6+5, calls it unorthodox, and assigns it code A01.<ref name="s001">Jim Png Hau Cheng, ''A Lexicon of Xiangqi/Chinese Chess Terms in English'', “ADVISOR OPENING,” printed p. 6 (PDF p. 22).</ref> The Chinese-language Wikipedia article on xiangqi openings classifies the opening among the cold openings and states that it appears infrequently in professional play.<ref name="s003">中文维基百科, [https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%B1%A1%E6%A3%8B%E5%BC%80%E5%B1%80 “象棋开局,”] section “其他开局,” accessed 2026.</ref>

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	"moves": ["f1e2"],		"moves": ["f1e2"],
	"caption": "Advisor Opening after Red’s A4+5 ~~(仕四进五)~~."		"caption": "Advisor Opening after Red’s A4+5."
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	</xiangqi-player><ref name="s001" />		</xiangqi-player><ref name="s001" />

			== Name and classification ==

	== ~~Name~~ and ~~classification~~ ==		The opening is known in Chinese as 上仕局, and 上士局 in some instructional taxonomies.<ref name="s001" /><ref name="s005">象棋屋 (销魂飞刀), [https://www.xiangqiwu.com/c-xiangqijiaocheng/p-230915125009112 “象棋怎么选择开局教学的棋盘,”] 15 November 2023, section “冷门开局 / 上士局.”</ref> Under the 2004 Encyclopedia of Chinese Chess Openings (ECCO) it is coded A01, “上仕局,” with the prescribed first move 1. A4+5.<ref name="s002">XQBase, [https://www.xqbase.com/ecco/ecco_a.htm “中国象棋开局编号——A00～A99,”] A01 entry, accessed 2026.</ref> The Chinese-language Wikipedia article on xiangqi openings lists it among the uncommon first-move openings and states that it appears infrequently in professional play.<ref name="s003" /> The Chinese Wikibooks text on xiangqi openings places it in the “仕类开局” group and describes it as consolidating the position while leaving open the possibility of playing a central cannon later.<ref name="s004">中文维基教科书, [https://zh.wikibooks.org/zh-hans/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E8%B1%A1%E6%A3%8B/%E9%96%8B%E5%B1%80 “中国象棋/开局,”] section “仕类开局 / 上仕局,” accessed 2026.</ref>

	The lexicon ~~says~~ the opening ~~has~~ been ~~criticized~~ for ~~revealing~~ Red’s defensive setup early, particularly on the flanks, before Red chooses a later formation~~. It~~ names the ~~Central Cannon (中炮)~~, ~~Screen Horse (屏风马)~~, and ~~Sandwiched Horse (反宫马)~~ as possible later formations. ~~These are~~ the ~~lexicon author’s qualitative observations~~; the ~~entry gives no game~~, ~~variation~~, ~~or independent analysis establishing~~ that ~~the move is objectively disadvantageous~~.<ref name="~~s001~~" />		The English lexicon describes the opening as unorthodox and as having been criticised for exposing Red’s defensive setup early, particularly on the flanks, before Red chooses a later formation; it names the central cannon, screen horse, and sandwiched horse as possible later formations.<ref name="s001" /> An instructional article on Xiangqi Wu classifies the opening among the cold openings, attributes frequent use to the xiangqi master Miao Liming (苗利明), and gives an engine evaluation of −2 points for Red; it describes the opening as a purely defensive method that hands the initiative to Black.<ref name="s005" /> A 2026 instructional overview on ZOL presents a more favourable view, calling the opening uncommon but “not without reason,” describing it as defensive, noting that it leaves open a later central-cannon formation, and suggesting possible surprise value.<ref name="s008">电玩墨客, [https://game.zol.com.cn/1107/11071552.html “天天象棋：十五大开局秘籍,”] 中关村在线, 2 January 2026, section “上仕局.”</ref>

	~~An instructional text hosted on Book118 divides first-move openings into attacking~~ and defensive types and places Flying Elephant and 上士局 among its two defensive types. This is that text’s taxonomy; the accessible material does not establish it as a consensus classification or identify the original work’s author or publication details.<ref name="s011-classification">“各种布局知识.doc,” Book118 preview, section “各种布局知识,” passage matching ''教你学象棋'', chapter 4, p. 31; original author, edition, and publication details are unidentified.</ref>		== Strategic assessment and development ==

	~~A 2026 instructional overview presents~~ a ~~more favorable~~ assessment, ~~calling~~ the opening uncommon but ~~“not without reason,” describing~~ it as defensive, ~~and saying it leaves open a later Central Cannon formation. The writer also suggests~~ possible surprise value, without ~~giving~~ a game or position to substantiate that suggestion.<ref name="~~s013~~"~~>电玩墨客, “天天象棋：十五大开局秘籍,” 中关村在线, 2 January 2026, section “上仕局（仕四进五）.”<~~/~~ref~~>		The Chinese Wikibooks text gives two common Black replies to 1. A6+5: 1... p3+1 and 1... h2+3, and states that the opening consolidates Red’s position while leaving open a later central-cannon formation.<ref name="s004" /> The English lexicon’s criticism is qualitative: it says the opening is “too revealing,” gives the opponent glaring weaknesses to exploit very early, and that Red then goes on to choose a formation such as the central cannon, screen horse, or sandwiched horse.<ref name="s001" /> The Xiangqi Wu article’s assessment is likewise attributed: it calls the move pure defence, says it is not strongly targeted, and compares it to “using stillness to control movement.”<ref name="s005" /> The 2026 ZOL overview calls the opening uncommon but not unreasonable and describes it as defensive, while offering the possible surprise value without a game or position to substantiate that suggestion.<ref name="s008" />

	== Recorded examples and frequency ==		== Recorded examples and frequency ==

	The lexicon describes the ~~Advisor Opening~~ as rarely seen, ~~including~~ in National Individuals Championships, but gives no period or game count.<ref name="s001" /> XQBase’s 2004 ~~A00–A99~~ catalog is reported to list two A01 games~~; this is a count~~ for ~~that catalog alone~~, and ~~its source page was unavailable~~ for ~~direct checking during the source review~~.<ref name="~~s002~~">~~XQBase~~, ~~“中国象棋开局编号——A00～A99~~,” A01 ~~entry~~, ~~as summarized in~~ the ~~collected source material; direct page retrieval failed during source review~~.</~~ref~~>		The English lexicon describes the opening as rarely seen, even in the National Individuals Championships, but gives no period or game count.<ref name="s001" /> XQBase’s 2004 ECCO catalog is reported to list two A01 games.<ref name="s002" /> The Guangxiang database’s aggregate statistics for A01 list 39 recorded games, with 12 wins, 13 losses and 14 draws for Red, a Red win rate of 48.7%.<ref name="s006">广象网, [http://www.gdchess.com/xqopening/xqolist.asp “中国象棋开局棋谱-开局大类统计,”] A01 上仕局 row, accessed 2026.</ref> Recent Guangxiang records include Xu Wenzhang–Jiang Rongbing (2023 National Xiangqi League), Miao Liming–Zhao Dianyu and Miao Liming–Lu Weitao (2018 competitions), Zou Haitao–Julongfei and Zou Haitao–Cheng Changliang (2026 Guangdong–Beijing challenge matches), and Lu Hongwei–Ji Jianjun (2019 amateur open).<ref name="s007">广象网, [http://www.gdchess.com/xqopening/xqogame.asp?ecco=A01&q=0000 “中国象棋开局棋谱-上仕局-全部棋谱,”] accessed 2026.</ref> The Xiangqi Wu article attributes frequent use of the opening to Miao Liming (苗利明), who is nicknamed “上士哥” (“Upper Advisor Brother”), because of his frequent use of the Advisor Opening.<ref name="s005" />

	== References ==		== References ==

Jieqi (Reveal Chess)

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	'''Jieqi''' (揭棋), or '''Reveal Chess''', is a variant of Xiangqi in which most pieces are shuffled and placed face down on the usual starting squares. A concealed piece first moves according to the piece normally assigned to its starting square. It is then revealed and follows its own movement rules.<ref name="patent"/><ref name="yahoo"/><ref name="states"/> Rulesets differ on who may see the identity of a captured hidden piece and on some draw conditions.<ref name="qizhe"/><ref name="baodian"/><ref name="rules2014"/><ref name="excerpt"/>		'''Jieqi''' (揭棋), or '''[[Reveal Chess\|Reveal Chess]]''', is a variant of Xiangqi in which most pieces are shuffled and placed face down on the usual starting squares. A concealed piece first moves according to the piece normally assigned to its starting square. It is then revealed and follows its own movement rules.<ref name="patent"/><ref name="yahoo"/><ref name="states"/> Rulesets differ on who may see the identity of a captured hidden piece and on some draw conditions.<ref name="qizhe"/><ref name="baodian"/><ref name="rules2014"/><ref name="excerpt"/>

	[[File:Xiangqi_rs1.png\|thumb\|alt=Blank marker used to cover a Jieqi piece\|Covered-piece marker used in Jieqi and related variants. Artwork by 彭鹏; raster preview derived from the creator-dedicated public-domain original.<ref name="icon">Chinese Wikipedia, [https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Xiangqi_rs1.svg file description for Xiangqi rs1.svg]; creator 彭鹏?s stated worldwide public-domain dedication.</ref>]]		[[File:Xiangqi_rs1.png\|thumb\|320px\|alt=Blank marker used to cover a Jieqi piece\|Covered-piece marker used in Jieqi and related variants. Artwork by 彭鹏; raster preview derived from the creator-dedicated public-domain original.<ref name="icon">Chinese Wikipedia, [https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Xiangqi_rs1.svg file description for Xiangqi rs1.svg]; creator 彭鹏?s stated worldwide public-domain dedication.</ref>]]

	The schematic below shows the conventional starting squares described in the cited accounts. It does not encode concealed piece identities.<ref name="patent"/><ref name="yahoo"/><ref name="app"/>		The schematic below shows the conventional starting squares described in the cited accounts. It does not encode concealed piece identities.<ref name="patent"/><ref name="yahoo"/><ref name="app"/>

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	== Licensing ==		== Licensing ==

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	'''Jieqi''' (揭棋), or '''Reveal Chess''', is a variant of Xiangqi in which most pieces are shuffled and placed face down on the usual starting squares. A concealed piece first moves according to the piece normally assigned to its starting square. It is then revealed and follows its own movement rules.<ref name="patent"/><ref name="yahoo"/><ref name="states"/> Rulesets differ on who may see the identity of a captured hidden piece and on some draw conditions.<ref name="qizhe"/><ref name="baodian"/><ref name="rules2014"/><ref name="excerpt"/>		'''Jieqi''' (揭棋), or '''Reveal Chess''', is a variant of Xiangqi in which most pieces are shuffled and placed face down on the usual starting squares. A concealed piece first moves according to the piece normally assigned to its starting square. It is then revealed and follows its own movement rules.<ref name="patent"/><ref name="yahoo"/><ref name="states"/> Rulesets differ on who may see the identity of a captured hidden piece and on some draw conditions.<ref name="qizhe"/><ref name="baodian"/><ref name="rules2014"/><ref name="excerpt"/>

	[[File:Xiangqi_rs1.png\|thumb\|alt=Blank marker used to cover a Jieqi piece\|Covered-piece marker used in Jieqi and related variants. Artwork by 彭鹏; dedicated ~~to the~~ public domain.<ref name="icon">Chinese Wikipedia, [https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Xiangqi_rs1.svg ~~?暗棋子 (~~Xiangqi rs1.svg)?]~~, file description~~; creator ~~彭鹏’s~~ public-domain dedication.</ref>]]		[[File:Xiangqi_rs1.png\|thumb\|alt=Blank marker used to cover a Jieqi piece\|Covered-piece marker used in Jieqi and related variants. Artwork by 彭鹏; raster preview derived from the creator-dedicated public-domain original.<ref name="icon">Chinese Wikipedia, [https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Xiangqi_rs1.svg file description for Xiangqi rs1.svg]; creator 彭鹏?s stated worldwide public-domain dedication.</ref>]]

	The schematic below shows the conventional starting squares described in the cited accounts. It does not encode concealed piece identities.<ref name="patent"/><ref name="yahoo"/><ref name="app"/>		The schematic below shows the conventional starting squares described in the cited accounts. It does not encode concealed piece identities.<ref name="patent"/><ref name="yahoo"/><ref name="app"/>

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Jieqi (Reveal Chess)

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	'''Jieqi''' (揭棋), or '''Reveal Chess''', is a variant of Xiangqi in which most pieces are shuffled and placed face down on the usual starting squares. A concealed piece first moves according to the piece normally assigned to its starting square. It is then revealed and follows its own movement rules.<ref name="patent"/><ref name="yahoo"/><ref name="states"/> Rulesets differ on who may see the identity of a captured hidden piece and on some draw conditions.<ref name="qizhe"/><ref name="baodian"/><ref name="rules2014"/><ref name="excerpt"/>		'''Jieqi''' (揭棋), or '''Reveal Chess''', is a variant of Xiangqi in which most pieces are shuffled and placed face down on the usual starting squares. A concealed piece first moves according to the piece normally assigned to its starting square. It is then revealed and follows its own movement rules.<ref name="patent"/><ref name="yahoo"/><ref name="states"/> Rulesets differ on who may see the identity of a captured hidden piece and on some draw conditions.<ref name="qizhe"/><ref name="baodian"/><ref name="rules2014"/><ref name="excerpt"/>

			[[File:Xiangqi_rs1.png\|thumb\|alt=Blank marker used to cover a Jieqi piece\|Covered-piece marker used in Jieqi and related variants. Artwork by 彭鹏; dedicated to the public domain.<ref name="icon">Chinese Wikipedia, [https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Xiangqi_rs1.svg ?暗棋子 (Xiangqi rs1.svg)?], file description; creator 彭鹏’s public-domain dedication.</ref>]]

	The schematic below shows the conventional starting squares described in the cited accounts. It does not encode concealed piece identities.<ref name="patent"/><ref name="yahoo"/><ref name="app"/>		The schematic below shows the conventional starting squares described in the cited accounts. It does not encode concealed piece identities.<ref name="patent"/><ref name="yahoo"/><ref name="app"/>
	<xiangqi-player>{"id":"jieqi-starting-square-setup","initialFen":"~~rheakaehr~~/9/1c5c1/p1p1p1p1p/9/9/P1P1P1P1P/1C5C1/9/~~RHEAKAEHR~~ w - - 0 1","moves":[],"caption":"Schematic Jieqi setup: pieces occupy their usual Xiangqi starting squares; most identities are concealed in play."}</xiangqi-player>		<xiangqi-player>{"id":"jieqi-starting-square-setup","initialFen":"rnbakabnr/9/1c5c1/p1p1p1p1p/9/9/P1P1P1P1P/1C5C1/9/RNBAKABNR w - - 0 1","moves":[],"caption":"Schematic Jieqi setup: pieces occupy their usual Xiangqi starting squares; most identities are concealed in play."}</xiangqi-player>
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	== Rules and variants ==		== Rules and variants ==

	[[File:Xiangqi_rs1.png\|thumb\|alt=Blank marker used to cover a Jieqi piece\|Covered-piece marker used in Jieqi and related variants. Artwork by 彭鹏; dedicated to the public domain.<ref name="icon">Chinese Wikipedia, [https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Xiangqi_rs1.svg ???? (Xiangqi rs1.svg)?], file description; creator ???s public-domain dedication.</ref>]]

	In the setup described by a 2010 patent, the general and king remain face up while the other pieces are turned face down, shuffled, and placed on their ordinary Xiangqi starting squares.<ref name="patent">巫小舟 and 黄炳奎, [https://patents.google.com/patent/CN201613002U/zh “一种棋子”], Chinese utility-model patent CN201613002U, 27 October 2010, background and description.</ref>		In the setup described by a 2010 patent, the general and king remain face up while the other pieces are turned face down, shuffled, and placed on their ordinary Xiangqi starting squares.<ref name="patent">巫小舟 and 黄炳奎, [https://patents.google.com/patent/CN201613002U/zh “一种棋子”], Chinese utility-model patent CN201613002U, 27 October 2010, background and description.</ref>
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	== References ==		== References ==
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	[[Category:Xiangqi variants]]		[[Category:Xiangqi variants]]
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Jieqi (Reveal Chess)

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'''Jieqi''' (揭棋), or '''Reveal Chess''', is a variant of Xiangqi in which most pieces are shuffled and placed face down on the usual starting squares. A concealed piece first moves according to the piece normally assigned to its starting square. It is then revealed and follows its own movement rules.<ref name="patent"/><ref name="yahoo"/><ref name="states"/> Rulesets differ on who may see the identity of a captured hidden piece and on some draw conditions.<ref name="qizhe"/><ref name="baodian"/><ref name="rules2014"/><ref name="excerpt"/>

The schematic below shows the conventional starting squares described in the cited accounts. It does not encode concealed piece identities.<ref name="patent"/><ref name="yahoo"/><ref name="app"/>
<xiangqi-player>{"id":"jieqi-starting-square-setup","initialFen":"rheakaehr/9/1c5c1/p1p1p1p1p/9/9/P1P1P1P1P/1C5C1/9/RHEAKAEHR w - - 0 1","moves":[],"caption":"Schematic Jieqi setup: pieces occupy their usual Xiangqi starting squares; most identities are concealed in play."}</xiangqi-player>


== Name and terminology ==

A Yahoo! Hong Kong feature gives 冚棋 as a colloquial name for Jieqi, while the JieqiOnline app listing uses Chaozhou Xiangqi (潮州象棋).<ref name="yahoo"/><ref name="app"/>

The lexicon's headword ‘REVEAL’ has a separate tactical meaning in Xiangqi: moving a friendly piece out of another piece's way so that the latter can act. It has no entry for Jieqi or Reveal Chess.<ref name="lexicon">Jim Png Hau Cheng, ''A Lexicon of Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) Terms in English'', printed p. 449 (PDF p. 465).</ref>

== Rules and variants ==

[[File:Xiangqi_rs1.png|thumb|alt=Blank marker used to cover a Jieqi piece|Covered-piece marker used in Jieqi and related variants. Artwork by 彭鹏; dedicated to the public domain.<ref name="icon">Chinese Wikipedia, [https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Xiangqi_rs1.svg ???? (Xiangqi rs1.svg)?], file description; creator ???s public-domain dedication.</ref>]]

In the setup described by a 2010 patent, the general and king remain face up while the other pieces are turned face down, shuffled, and placed on their ordinary Xiangqi starting squares.<ref name="patent">巫小舟 and 黄炳奎, [https://patents.google.com/patent/CN201613002U/zh “一种棋子”], Chinese utility-model patent CN201613002U, 27 October 2010, background and description.</ref>

A piece on a cannon square first moves as a cannon and is then revealed; subsequent moves follow the revealed piece's own movement rules, according to the Yahoo! Hong Kong account.<ref name="yahoo">[https://hk.sports.yahoo.com/news/%E6%8F%AD%E6%A3%8B-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E8%B1%A1%E6%A3%8B%E7%9A%84%E5%8F%A6%E9%A1%9E%E7%8E%A9%E6%B3%95-000416926.html “揭棋 – 中國象棋的另類玩法”], Yahoo! Hong Kong, 19 December 2016.</ref> A 2025 paper on the number of game states and the JieqiOnline description give the same rule.<ref name="states">刘丰瑞, 田少杰 and 任玉昕, “动态规划求解状态总数算法在揭棋上的应用,” ''智能计算机与应用'', no. 6 (2025), pp. 151–152, 155.</ref><ref name="app">[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=zh_TW&id=com.sohomob.jieqionline “揭棋Online - 暗象棋”], Google Play listing for SohoMob Limited, updated 28 September 2026.</ref> The patent also describes revealed elephants and advisors as able to cross the river.<ref name="patent"/>

Rulesets differ on the visibility of captured hidden pieces. The Qizhe (棋者) platform rules state that the owner cannot see the identity of their captured hidden piece.<ref name="qizhe">棋者, [https://qizhe.org.cn/home/?p=848 “揭棋玩法规则”], 27 May 2026.</ref> “Jieqi Baodian” (揭棋宝典) describes the capturer as seeing the captured piece while its owner does not.<ref name="baodian">天马飞刀, [https://blog.stkme.com/Blog/View/1232/data.htm “揭棋宝典”], sections 1 and 3; hosted article credits an original dated 28 May 2017.</ref> The regulations for the third Zhongyi Cup (中弈杯), held in 2014, specify Hong Kong-style Jieqi in which captured pieces were visible.<ref name="rules2014">综合报道, [https://m.gdchess.com/Show.asp?id=15630 “2014年第三届‘中弈杯’象棋揭棋公开赛规程”], 广东象棋网, 14 March 2014.</ref>

Draw conditions also depend on the ruleset. Qizhe specifies fivefold repetition, an 80-move no-capture draw condition, a 200-move maximum, and restrictions on perpetual checking and chasing.<ref name="qizhe"/> A Baidu Baike rules excerpt reproduced in a book preview gives a threshold of 40 consecutive rounds without a capture.<ref name="excerpt">来自天空的马匹, [https://blog.csdn.net/zhyjie2008/article/details/129221368 “新书《揭棋人工智能探秘》预告”], CSDN, 2023, rules excerpt attributed to Baidu Baike (s015).</ref>

=== Equipment ===

A 2010 utility-model patent proposes magnetic piece cores and shells that can be separated and exchanged during shuffling, to make it harder for players to mark or identify hidden pieces.<ref name="patent"/>

=== Skill and chance ===

Players interviewed after the 2017 Sanya event offered different assessments of chance and Xiangqi skill. Xu Guoyi (许国义) described Jieqi as more accessible and more dependent on luck than Xiangqi, while Chen Ningqin (陈宁钦) said a strong Xiangqi foundation helped a player perform better at Jieqi.<ref name="sanyaInterview">任玩堂, [https://www.sohu.com/a/211010596_204810 “2017腾讯棋牌揭棋竞标赛前四采访：全民化的揭棋比象棋更看运气”], 17 December 2017.</ref> A ''Guangzhou Daily'' report also quoted the saying that Jieqi is “three parts luck, seven parts technique”.<ref name="guangzhou">施绍宗, [https://news.jstv.com/a/20171023/1508723916968.shtml “揭棋给象棋注入强心剂？下揭棋运气技术三七分”], report reproducing ''Guangzhou Daily'', 23 October 2017.</ref>

== History ==

A 2010 patent background says Jieqi had appeared “in recent years” without identifying a place of origin.<ref name="patent"/> In a 2017 interview, Hong Kong player Chen Ningqin recalled more than 40 years of development there.<ref name="sanyaInterview"/> A 2026 game listing attributes creation in the 1980s to Luo Jinsheng (羅錦勝) and his elder brother without citing a historical source.<ref name="popoko">Popoko VM Games, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=zh&id=com.popoko.mxiangqi “揭棋”], Google Play listing, updated 20 July 2026.</ref>

A 2019 white paper reports that the first Zhongyi Cup Jieqi tournament took place in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, in May 2011, jointly organized by the Tsuen Wan Xiangqi Association and China Zhongyi Chess Culture Communication Co.<ref name="whitepaper">象棋白皮书课题组, ''象棋白皮书——关于象棋现状的调查报告（2019年）'', p. 93.</ref> It reports 42 entrants, six preliminary rounds, and an eight-player best-of-three knockout won by Fu Chuanyong (符傳詠).<ref name="whitepaper"/> The exact day is not established by the white paper; a 2011 forum repost gives 1 May but is derivative of an interview whose original page was unavailable for verification.<ref name="ptt">bank1000, [https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/ChineseChess/M.1316826884.A.AA6.html “[好文] 專訪趙汝權：揭棋耐人尋味，革新魅力無窮”], PTT, 24 September 2011.</ref>

=== Tournaments ===

The regulations for the 2014 Third Zhongyi Cup called for 13 rounds, 15 minutes per player, and Hong Kong-style captured-piece visibility.<ref name="rules2014"/> Zhao Ruquan (赵汝权) won the event with 11 wins, one loss, and one draw.<ref name="results2014">[https://m.gdchess.com/Show.asp?id=15663 “2014第三届中弈杯揭棋公开赛落幕，赵汝权夺冠”], 广东象棋网, 28 April 2014.</ref>

Guangdong's first provincial open was scheduled for 12–13 August 2017, with nine rounds and 15 minutes per player; its regulations referred other matters to the 2014 Jieqi competition rules.<ref name="gdopen">广东天机星文化发展有限公司, [https://www.xqipu.com/node/73516 “广东省首届揭棋公开赛竞赛规程”], 8 June 2017.</ref>

The 2017 Sanya Jieqi Championship final involved 32 players, with a nine-round first phase followed by a knockout for the top 16.<ref name="sanya">棋友汇, [https://www.sohu.com/a/210411993_495629 “〖三亚杯〗揭棋锦标赛首日之战盘点”], 14 December 2017.</ref> A subsequent interview report identifies Xu Guoyi, Feng Jiajun, Chen Ningqin, and He Wenjin as the top four.<ref name="sanyaInterview"/>

A 2019 report on the Pingshan Qixin Cup described about 100 players, seven Swiss rounds followed by a 32-player knockout, and a top prize of 18,000 yuan.<ref name="qixin">[https://m.sohu.com/a/309530310_120065753/ “启新杯坪山揭棋公开赛盛大开幕五湖四海揭棋高手奉献精彩佳局”], 20 April 2019.</ref>

The first international GT Cup online team open concluded on 27 December 2020. The event report recorded 72 teams and more than 300 registered players, with Brothers Jie Group Team 1 (兄弟揭群1队) winning the tournament.<ref name="gtcup">葛万里, [https://k.sina.com.cn/article_5787187353_158f17899020016obp.html “首届国际揭棋团体网络公开赛收枰”], ''Yangcheng Evening News'' media, republished by Sina, 28 December 2020.</ref>

== Digital play and artificial intelligence ==

A 2024 study describes Jieqi as a game of incomplete information and explores alpha-beta pruning, heuristic search, a hidden-piece expansion layer, and piece-value evaluation. Its authors characterize the work as an initial exploration.<ref name="alphabeta">刘丰瑞, 田少杰 and 任玉昕, “基于Alpha-beta剪枝树的揭棋算法的设计与实现,” ''现代信息科技'', no. 18 (2024).</ref>

A 2025 paper calculates an upper bound of 1.14 × 10<sup>53</sup> for the number of Jieqi states and concludes that its dynamic-programming method is unsuitable for an exact count.<ref name="states"/> A NetEase Youdao patent proposes using “x” and “X” for hidden pieces in a Jieqi-mode FEN representation.<ref name="fenpatent">汤文彬, 郑可佳 and 倪洪生, [https://patents.google.com/patent/CN115518382B/zh “行棋图像的生成方法及相关方法、装置、设备及存储介质”], Chinese patent CN115518382B, 14 October 2025, description §§ 280–281.</ref> In its sample opening string, lowercase x marks concealed black pieces and uppercase X concealed red pieces, without specifying their identities.<ref name="fenpatent"/>

== References ==
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