2. Double Horse Handicap: River-Patrol Cannon Beats Central Cannon Without Taking the Soldier

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

Final position

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 5 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

• Variation 1, from move 4: P7+1 5. R2=3 E9+7 6. C1+5+ A6+5 7. R9+1 H2+1 8. R9=2 K5=6 9. R2+8+ K6+1 10. R2-1+ K6-1 11. C8=4 C2=4 12. C4+6 R1=2 13. C4=3 R2+4 14. C3+1+ H7-8 15. C3=6+ H8+6 16. R2+1# Try it on the board
• Variation 2, from move 3: 3. C8=5 H8+7 4. R9=8 H2+3 5. C1=7 H7-5 6. R8+5 R1=2 7. R1+2 C2=1 8. R8+4 H3-2 9. C5+4 C1=3 10. C7=8 C3+4 11. C8+4 R9=8 12. R1=6 R8+4 13. A6+5 R8=5 14. K5=6 Try it on the board
• Variation 3, from move 3: C5+4+ 4. A6+5 C2=5 5. R9=8 H2+3 6. R8+6 P5+1 7. R8=7 H3+5 8. R7=5 +C-3 9. C5+4+ A6+5 10. C5=1 Try it on the board
• Variation 4, from move 2: H8+9 3. C8=5 H2+1 4. R9=8 R1=2 5. C5+4+ A6+5 6. R8+5 R9=8 7. R1+1 P9+1 8. R1=4 R8+4 9. C1+3 R8=2 10. C1+2+ E7+9 11. A4+5 +R=5 12. K5=4 Try it on the board
• Variation 5, from move 3: C2=4 4. R9=8 H2+3 5. R8+6 R9=8 6. C1=7 R1+2 7. R8=7 A6+5 8. C5=7 R8+4 9. R7+1 R1=3 10. +C+5+ R3-2 11. C7+7# Try it on the board

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