3. Left Horse Handicap: Same-Direction Cannons, Ranked Chariot Beats the Early Advisor-Corner Cannon

Pieces on the board

Red has a General, 2 Advisors, 2 Elephants, 2 Chariots, a Horse, 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 4 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

• Variation 1, from move 5: 5. C8+6 R1+2 6. R9=8 R1=2 7. R8+7 C5=2 8. R6=8 C2=3 9. C5=8 C3=2 10. -C=9 C2=1 11. R8+6 C1+4 12. C9+4 R9=8 13. C9+3 E7+5 14. C8=6 K5=4 15. R8+2 K4+1 16. R8-1# Try it on the board
• Variation 2, from move 6: R9=8 7. R6+5 R1=3 8. R8+6 R8+6 9. R8=7 R3+1 10. R6=7 R8=7 11. C5=8 R7+1 12. E3+5 R7-3 13. -C+7+ C4-2 14. R7+3 C5+4+ 15. A6+5 C5=8 16. +C=9 C8+3+ 17. E5-3 R7+5 18. R7-1+ C4+2 19. C8+1# Try it on the board
• Variation 3, from move 5: R9=8 6. R6+5 R8+6 7. R6=7 R8=7 8. R7+3+ C4-2 9. C8-6 C5+4+ 10. H3+5 R7=5 11. R9=8 E7+5 12. C8=7 E5-3 13. C7+7+ C4+2 14. C7=9+ H2+3 15. R8+9+ H3-4 16. P7+1 R5-2 17. A6+5 P7+1 18. C5=6 R5=4 19. P7+1 Try it on the board
• Variation 4, from move 4: A6+5 5. C8+6 R1+2 6. R9=8 R1=2 7. R8+7 C5=2 8. R6=8 C2=3 9. C5=8 C3=2 10. -C=9 C2=3 11. C9+4 C3=1 12. R8+6 Try it on the board

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