3. Move Handicap: Same-Direction Cannons, Ranked Chariot Beats File Chariot with Sunken Cannon
"3. Move Handicap: Same-Direction Cannons, Ranked Chariot Beats File Chariot with Sunken Cannon" is a opening record from Secret in the Tangerine, 14 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 | C8=5 |
| 2. | H2+3 | R9+1 |
| 3. | R1=2 | H8+7 |
| 4. | R2+6 | R9=4 |
| 5. | R2=3 | H2+3 |
| 6. | A4+5 | C5-1 |
| 7. | H8+9 | P3+1 |
| 8. | C8=6 | R4+1 |
| 9. | R9=8 | R1=2 |
| 10. | R8+4 | P3+1 |
| 11. | R8=7 | C5=7 |
| 12. | R3=2 | C7=3 |
| 13. | R7=3 | H3+2 |
| 14. | R3=7 | C2=3 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 9 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 14: 14. K5=4 C3+8+ 15. K4+1 R4=6+ 16. C5=4 H2+4 17. R3=6 C2+6+ 18. C6-1 R2+7 19. C4+2 R2=7 20. R2=3 C3-2 21. R6=8 R7+1+ 22. K4+1 R6+3+ 23. R8=4 C2-1# Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 18: 18. H9-7 C3=1 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 11: 11. P7+1 C5=7 12. R3=2 C7=3 13. P7+1 H3+2 Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 13: 13. C6=7 H3+4 14. P7+1 C3+6 15. P7=6 C3=7 Try it on the board
- Variation 5, from move 13: 13. R8-4 H3+2 14. R8=9 C2=3 15. K5=4 +C+7+ 16. K4+1 R4=6+ 17. A5+4 H2+4 18. C6+1 R2+8+ 19. A6+5 +C-2 20. K4-1 R2=5 21. C6-1 -C=4 Try it on the board
- Variation 6, from move 19: -C=6 20. R9=7 H7+6 21. R2=3 H6+8 22. R3-2 R6=8+ 23. R3=4 H8+7 24. C5=3 R8+6+ 25. K4-1 R2=5 26. R4+4 R8=6# Try it on the board
- Variation 7, from move 26: 26. C6-2 R5=4 27. R4+4 R8=6+ 28. K4=5 H4+5 29. C3=5 R6=7 30. E3+1 R7=8 Try it on the board
- Variation 8, from move 27: R4=6+ 28. K4=5 H4+5 29. C3=5 R8+1 30. A4-5 R8=7+ 31. A5-4 R7=6# Try it on the board
- Variation 9, from move 29: 29. C3+7+ A6+5 30. R7+1 R6+1# Try it on the board
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