No. 33: Cannon, High Soldier, Two Elephants and One Advisor Win by Rule vs Full Advisors and Elephants (1)

No. 33: Cannon, High Soldier, Two Elephants and One Advisor Win by Rule vs Full Advisors and Elephants (1)楚河 漢界帥仕炮相相兵象士士將象

"No. 33: Cannon, High Soldier, Two Elephants and One Advisor Win by Rule vs Full Advisors and Elephants (1)" is a Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) puzzle from the collection Practical Endgames. Red moves first and wins in 39 moves; the key first move is P5=4. Below you will find the full solution, what each move achieves, where it could go wrong, and the alternative defences.

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Pieces on the board

Red has a General, a Advisor, 2 Elephants, a Cannon, a Soldier. Black has a General, 2 Advisors, 2 Elephants.

Solution move by move

  1. 1. Red P5=4
    1. Black K4+1
  2. 2. Red A5+6
    2. Black K4-1
  3. 3. Red C5-2
    3. Black E7+9
  4. 4. Red K5=6
    4. Black E9-7
  5. 5. Red E3-1
    5. Black E5-3
  6. 6. Red C5=6 (check)
    6. Black K4=5
  7. 7. Red C6=7
    7. Black E3+5
  8. 8. Red A6-5
    8. Black E7+9
  9. 9. Red A5+4
    9. Black E9-7
  10. 10. Red C7=4
    10. Black E7+9
  11. 11. Red P4=3
    11. Black E9-7
  12. 12. Red P3+1
    12. Black E7+9
  13. 13. Red C4=5
    13. Black K5=6
  14. 14. Red C5+2
    14. Black E5-3
  15. 15. Red K6=5
    15. Black E3+5
  16. 16. Red A4-5
    16. Black E5-3
  17. 17. Red K5=4
    17. Black E9+7
  18. 18. Red A5+6
    18. Black E3+1
  19. 19. Red C5-2
    19. Black E1-3
  20. 20. Red E1+3
    20. Black E3+1
  21. 21. Red E7-5
    21. Black E1-3
  22. 22. Red C5+7 (captures the Advisor)
    22. Black E7-5
  23. 23. Red C5=8
    23. Black E5+7
  24. 24. Red P3=4 (captures the Advisor)
    24. Black K6=5
  25. 25. Red K4=5
    25. Black K5+1
  26. 26. Red C8-8
    26. Black E3+1
  27. 27. Red C8+1
    27. Black E1+3
  28. 28. Red C8=9
    28. Black E7-9
  29. 29. Red C9=5 (check)
    29. Black K5=4
  30. 30. Red E5+7
    30. Black K4=5
  31. 31. Red E3-5 (check)
    31. Black K5=4
  32. 32. Red C5=7
    32. Black K4=5
  33. 33. Red C7+4 (captures the Elephant)
    33. Black E9+7
  34. 34. Red E7-9
    34. Black K5-1
  35. 35. Red P4+1
    35. Black E7-9
  36. 36. Red C7-4
    36. Black E9-7
  37. 37. Red C7=5 (check, the only legal reply)
    37. Black K5=4
  38. 38. Red P4=5
    38. Black E7+5
  39. 39. Red C5+6 (captures the Elephant, checkmate)

Final position

Final position楚河 漢界帥相仕相炮兵將

Red wins after 39 moves. The General has no legal move.

Questions about this puzzle

Who moves first in "No. 33: Cannon, High Soldier, Two Elephants and One Advisor Win by Rule vs Full Advisors and Elephants (1)"?

Red moves first, as in every puzzle of Practical Endgames.

How many moves does the solution take?

39 moves. The main line is shown above; alternative defences are covered in the variations section.

What is the key move?

The first move P5=4 starts the combination. Everything that follows depends on it.

Can I play this position myself?

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