15. Right Cannon and Ranked Chariot Beat the Corner-Wrapping Horse and Elephant Setup

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

Final position

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 4 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

• Variation 1, from move 7: K5=4 8. R9+2 C8+1 9. R9=6+ C2=4 10. R6+5+ A5+4 11. R4=6+ K4+1 12. C4=6+ A4-5 13. C5=6# Try it on the board
• Variation 2, from move 8: C8+2 9. R9=6+ C2=4 10. R4+1+ H6-5 11. R6+5+ A5+4 12. R4=5+ K4+1 13. C5-1 Try it on the board
• Variation 3, from move 8: R1+1 9. R9=6+ R1=4 Try it on the board
• Variation 4, from move 3: 3. R1=2 H8+9 4. P5+1 R9=8 5. P5+1 P5+1 6. H3+5 H4+6 7. R2+4 C2=3 8. H5+6 R1=3 9. H8+7 P9+1 10. R9=8 A4+5 11. H7+5 C3=4 12. C8+7+ C4-2 13. H6+7 C4=2 14. R8+9 R3=2 15. H7+8 C8=7 16. R2=8 R8+4 17. H8-6 K5=4 18. C5=6+ K4+1 19. H5+6+ A5+4 20. R8+4+ K4-1 21. C6+5 P5+1 22. H6+7+ K4=5 23. C6+1 Try it on the board

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