7. Double Horse Handicap: River-Patrol Cannon Beats Screen Horses
"7. Double Horse Handicap: River-Patrol Cannon Beats Screen Horses" is a opening record from Secret in the Tangerine, 10 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 Cannons, 5 Soldiers. Black has a General, 2 Advisors, 2 Elephants, 2 Chariots, 2 Horses, 2 Cannons, 5 Soldiers.
Move list
| 1. | C2+2 | H8+7 |
| 2. | C2=3 | H2+3 |
| 3. | R1=2 | R9=8 |
| 4. | R2+5 | A4+5 |
| 5. | C8=2 | P7+1 |
| 6. | R2=3 | C8=9 |
| 7. | C2=3 | R8+2 |
| 8. | R3+2 | R8=7 |
| 9. | +C+5+ | R7-2 |
| 10. | C3+7# |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 2 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 4: C8=9 5. R2+4 H7-8 6. C3+5+ A6+5 7. R9+1 P3+1 8. R9=2 C9=8 9. R2+4 C2=1 10. C8=2 C8+5 11. R2+4 R1+1 12. C3=6+ A5-6 13. C6=4 C8=6 14. C4-1+ Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 1: H2+3 2. C2=7 H8+7 3. R1=2 R9=8 4. R2+5 R1+1 5. C8=5 R1=4 6. R9=8 C2=1 7. P5+1 A6+5 8. P5+1 P5+1 9. R2=5 R4+1 10. R5=6+ K5=6 11. R6=4+ A5+6 12. C7=4 K6+1 13. R4+2+ K6+1 14. C5=4# Try it on the board
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