3. Same-Direction Cannons: Ranked Chariot Beats File Chariot, Declining the Horse Sacrifice
"3. Same-Direction Cannons: Ranked Chariot Beats File Chariot, Declining the Horse Sacrifice" is a opening record from Secret in the Tangerine, 21 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 | H8+7 |
| 3. | R1+1 | R9=8 |
| 4. | R1=6 | R8+6 |
| 5. | R6+7 | H2+1 |
| 6. | R9+1 | A6+5 |
| 7. | R9=4 | C2=4 |
| 8. | R4+7 | R1=2 |
| 9. | C8+6 | P3+1 |
| 10. | C5=8 | H1+3 |
| 11. | -C+7 | H3-4 |
| 12. | -C=7 | R8=7 |
| 13. | H3-1 | C5+4 |
| 14. | C8-2 | C4+2 |
| 15. | K5+1 | R7+2+ |
| 16. | K5+1 | R7=9 |
| 17. | C8=7 | E3+1 |
| 18. | +C=8 | A5+4 |
| 19. | R4=6 | C4-3 |
| 20. | C7+2+ | -A+5 |
| 21. | C8+1# |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 12 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 17: A5+4 18. H8+7 C5-1 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 16: C4=5+ 17. K5=4 A5+6 18. C8=3 R7=9 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 10: 10. C8=5 A4+5 11. C5=6 C4+7 12. K5=6 R2+9 13. C6=5 C5=4 14. C5+4+ Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 11: C4=3 12. H8+7 R8=7 13. H3-5 C5+4+ 14. H5+6 C3=4 15. C6+5 C5-1 16. H6-4 R7=5+ 17. H7-5 A5+4 18. H4+5 R5-1 19. R4=3 E7+5 20. R3-1 H1+3 21. R6=4 Try it on the board
- Variation 5, from move 14: R2+8 15. R4=5+ C5-5+ Try it on the board
- Variation 6, from move 6: R8=7 7. R9=4 C2=3 8. R6-1 C3+4 9. R4+6 A4+5 10. C5+4 R7+1 11. A6+5 H1-2 12. C8+6 Try it on the board
- Variation 7, from move 8: R1=2 9. R6=7 R2+7 10. R4+6 R7+1 Try it on the board
- Variation 8, from move 9: 9. R4+6 C5+4+ 10. H3+5 C3=6 11. H5+4+ E7+5 12. H4-3 C6=4 Try it on the board
- Variation 9, from move 7: C2+7 8. R4+6 R1=2 9. C5+4+ A4+5 10. C8=5 R7+1 11. R4=3 R7=6 12. R3+2 R6-6 13. R3-2 R2+2 14. -C=2 R6=8 15. R6=5+ Try it on the board
- Variation 10, from move 8: A6+5 9. C5+4 R7+1 10. R4=3 K5=6 11. R6+1+ K6+1 12. R3+1+ K6+1 13. R3=5 Try it on the board
- Variation 11, from move 7: A6+5 8. C5=6 C2+7 9. C6+7 A5-4 10. R6=3 A4+5 11. R3-1 K5=4 12. R4+7 R1+1 13. R3+2+ K4+1 14. R4=5+ K4=5 15. R3-1+ K5-1 16. C8+7# Try it on the board
- Variation 12, from move 8: C2=4 9. R4+7 R1=2 10. C8+6 R7+1 11. E3+5 C5+4+ 12. A6+5 R7-1 13. C8=5 A4+5 14. R4=5+ H7-5 15. R6+1# Try it on the board
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