3. Black's Chariot on the Soldier Rank (2)

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 9 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

• Variation 1, from move 12: +C-2 13. +H+3 R1+1 14. R2=4 R1=7 15. R7=5 A4+5 16. R4=7 K5=4 17. R7+6+ K4+1 18. R7-9 R4-4 19. C8=6+ Try it on the board
• Variation 2, from move 11: H7+5 12. R2+3 Try it on the board
• Variation 3, from move 12: 12. R7=5+ A4+5 Try it on the board
• Variation 4, from move 10: 10. R2+5 R1+1 11. R2=8 R1=4 12. R7-6 H2+1 Try it on the board
• Variation 5, from move 8: H2+1 9. R7+3 C3+4 10. C8+5 Try it on the board
• Variation 6, from move 8: R3+3 9. H5-7 H2+1 10. C8+4 Try it on the board
• Variation 7, from move 10: 10. R2+6 R1=2 11. H7+6 C5-1 Try it on the board
• Variation 8, from move 6: H2+1 7. P7+1 C2=3 8. H3+4 R4+2 9. R9=8 R1=2 10. C8+4 R4-1 11. R8+2 P3+1 12. R2+5 P3+1 13. R2=7 P3+1 14. R7-2 C3+5 15. C5=7 R4-2 16. H4+3 Try it on the board
• Variation 9, from move 9: P3+1 10. R2+5 P3+1 11. R2=7 P3+1 12. C8+5 P3+1 13. C8=5 E7+5 14. R7+2 P3=4 15. C5-1 Try it on the board

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