--- title: "How to Review Your Own Xiangqi Games · Xiangqi Master" description: "Find the move where the position turned, not the final blunder, and ask what you failed to look at. Use an engine second, never first." url: https://xiangqimaster.com/blog/how-should-i-review-my-games updated: 2026-09-22 source: Xiangqi Master (https://xiangqimaster.com) license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) --- # How should I review my xiangqi games? These answers restate the rules implemented by our open-source engine, which follows the WXF laws and is regression-tested against the official 110-diagram repetition casebook. Where an answer refers to a specific position, that position lives on the linked reference page, where the build verifies it against the engine before publishing. > Direct answer > > Take a game you **lost** and find the move where the position **turned** — not the blunder at the end, the move before things became difficult. Then answer one question: **what did I not look at?** Use an engine to check your conclusion, never to form it. ## Why the engine goes second An engine that tells you the answer before you have thought teaches nothing. Form your own view of the critical position first, then compare. The *gap* between your answer and the engine's is the entire content of the lesson; without your answer there is no gap to learn from. ## How much to review Roughly one game reviewed for every two or three played. Long games teach more than fast ones, because you can only learn from decisions you actually had time to make. Puzzles are the exception — there, volume is the point. ## Related questions Should I review wins too? Occasionally, especially ones that felt uncomfortable. Losses carry more information per game. What if I cannot find the turning point? Look for where your piece count of attackers around either palace changed. That is usually it. ## Related xiangqi resources How to improve What to study, in what order Analyse your games Take any position apart with engine support Common mistakes The errors that decide most club games ## Try it on a real board Reading an answer is one thing; playing it is another. Free, instant, and nothing to install.