No. 4: Attacking the Right Chariot After It Crosses the River: Shift Cannon to Trade Chariots
"No. 4: Attacking the Right Chariot After It Crosses the River: Shift Cannon to Trade Chariots" is a opening record from Plum Blossom Manual, 32 moves long. The move list below marks every check and capture, and the variations from the source book are listed after it.
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Pieces on the board
Red has a General, 2 Advisors, 2 Elephants, 2 Chariots, 2 Horses, 2 Cannons, 5 Soldiers. Black has a General, 2 Advisors, 2 Elephants, 2 Chariots, 2 Horses, 2 Cannons, 5 Soldiers.
Move list
| 1. | C2=5 | C2=5 |
| 2. | H2+3 | H8+9 |
| 3. | H8+9 | H2+3 |
| 4. | R1=2 | R9=8 |
| 5. | R2+4 | R1=2 |
| 6. | R9=8 | R2+6 |
| 7. | A6+5 | C8=7 |
| 8. | R2=6 | R8+8 |
| 9. | P3+1 | P7+1 |
| 10. | C5=6 | P7+1 |
| 11. | C6+1 | R2=3 |
| 12. | C8-1 | R3=4 |
| 13. | R6-1 | R8-1 |
| 14. | E7+5 | R8=7 |
| 15. | H9+7 | P3+1 |
| 16. | H7+6 | H3+4 |
| 17. | R6+2 | C5+4 |
| 18. | C8=7 | E7+5 |
| 19. | R8+6 | P7=6 |
| 20. | K5=6 | A6+5 |
| 21. | R8=5 | C5=3 |
| 22. | R5-3 | C3+1 |
| 23. | R6-3 | C7+1 |
| 24. | C7=6 | C7=3 |
| 25. | C6+8 | -C-1 |
| 26. | C6-1 | H9+7 |
| 27. | C6=8 | K5=6 |
| 28. | C8+1+ | K6+1 |
| 29. | R6+4 | -C=4+ |
| 30. | R6=4+ | A5+6 |
| 31. | R5+3 | H7+8 |
| 32. | R4=2 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 12 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 21: R7-1 22. C7+8+ E5-3 23. R6+4# Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 11: R2-2 12. P9+1 C7+5 13. H9+8 R2=6 14. H8+6 C5+4+ 15. K5=6 H3-2 16. C8=5 H2+1 17. C5+4 R8-6 18. R8+8 R6=5 19. H6+5+ A6+5 20. R6=3 K5=6 21. R3=4+ Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 17: R6-2 18. R8+8 R8-5 19. H6+5+ A6+5 20. R6+5+ K5=4 21. R8=6+ K4=5 22. R6=5+ K5=6 23. R5+1+ K6+1 24. R5=4# Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 15: C7=4 16. R6=3 C4-3+ 17. R3=6 C4+2 Try it on the board
- Variation 5, from move 15: H3-1 16. C8+7 C5=7 17. C6=5+ A6+5 18. H6+4 -C+3+ 19. K6+1 -C+1+ 20. K6+1 R8-1+ 21. E7+5 H1+3 22. R8+8 R6-1 23. R8=5+ K5=6 24. R5+1+ K6+1 25. R6+4+ H3-5 26. R5=4+ K6-1 27. R6+1+ K6+1 28. R6=4# Try it on the board
- Variation 6, from move 12: P7+1 13. H9+8 R2=6 14. H8+6 P7+1 15. E3+5 P7+1 16. H6+7 C7=3 17. C8+7 A6+5 18. C6+6 P7=6 19. C6-1+ A5-4 20. C6=3 P6=5+ 21. A4+5 Try it on the board
- Variation 7, from move 19: E3+1 20. C6=9 P6=5+ 21. A4+5 R8+1+ 22. E5-3 Try it on the board
- Variation 8, from move 12: R2=6 13. H9+8 P3+1 14. H8+9 H3+1 15. C8+7 A6+5 16. C6+6 H1-3 17. C6-1+ H3-2 18. R8+9 C5+4+ 19. E7+5 C7+5 20. R8=7+ A5-4 21. C6=9 Try it on the board
- Variation 9, from move 12: 12. E7+5 H9+7 13. P9+1 P7+1 14. H9+8 R2=6 15. H8+6 H3-2 16. C8+4 P7+1 17. C8=5+ A6+5 18. R8+9 R6=5 19. C5=9 P7+1 20. C9+3 K5=6 21. C9=7+ K6+1 22. H6+5 H7-5 23. R6=3 C7+1 24. C6+5+ A5+4 25. C6=9 Try it on the board
- Variation 10, from move 22: P7=6 23. H5-3 R5=6 24. R6=4 Try it on the board
- Variation 11, from move 16: R6=5 17. C8-1 P3+1 18. H6+5 Try it on the board
- Variation 12, from move 15: P7+1 16. H6+7 C7=3 17. C8+7 A6+5 18. C6+6 C5+4 19. C6-1+ E3+1 20. C6=9 K5=6 21. R6+5# Try it on the board
Nearby puzzles
- No. 8: Pushing the Soldier Before the Horse to Break File and Ranked Chariots with Edge Horse
- No. 1: River-Patrol Chariot Attacks the Chariot Guarding the River Mouth and Trades Soldiers
- No. 2: Attacking the Right Chariot Guarding the River Mouth: Raise the Horse to Hit the Chariot
- No. 3: Attacking the Right Chariot Guarding the River Mouth: Shift Cannon to Trade Chariots
- No. 5: Attacking Before the Right Chariot Advances: Shift Cannon First to Trade Chariots
- No. 1: Taking the Central Soldier and Pressing the Horse to Break the Raised Right Advisor
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