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In Manchu chess (also called Yitong): Black's pieces are set up and move the same as in xiangqi, but horses, cannons, and one of the chariots are absent for Red. The remaining chariot has the combined powers of the chariot, horse, and cannon.
Although Black appears to have the advantage, the lethality of the red chariot can easily lead to a losing endgame if Black does not play cautiously.
The red chariot is believed to be the representation of Solon soldiers who were brave and battle-hardened during the Manchu conquest of China.
This special red chariot is also called "super chariot" and represented as M in the FEN notation.