No. 84: Red Shifts Chariot to Chase the Horse vs Black Pushes the 3rd-File Soldier (1)
"No. 84: Red Shifts Chariot to Chase the Horse vs Black Pushes the 3rd-File Soldier (1)" is a opening record from 57 Cannons vs Screen Horses, 26 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 | H8+7 |
| 2. | H2+3 | R9=8 |
| 3. | R1=2 | H2+3 |
| 4. | H8+9 | P7+1 |
| 5. | C8=7 | R1=2 |
| 6. | R9=8 | C2+2 |
| 7. | R2+6 | H7+6 |
| 8. | R8+4 | E3+5 |
| 9. | R2=4 | P3+1 |
| 10. | P3+1 | C8=7 |
| 11. | P3+1 | C7+5 |
| 12. | C7=3 | H6+5 |
| 13. | R4-3 | H5-4 |
| 14. | P3+1 | A4+5 |
| 15. | P3+1 | R8+3 |
| 16. | P3=4 | P3+1 |
| 17. | R8=7 | C2+2 |
| 18. | R4-1 | A5+6 |
| 19. | R4+5 | A6+5 |
| 20. | R4=3 | R8-3 |
| 21. | P1+1 | C2-5 |
| 22. | C5=7 | C2=3 |
| 23. | R7=5 | R2+8 |
| 24. | C7+5 | H4-3 |
| 25. | C3=7 | R2-6 |
| 26. | P9+1 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 2 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 16: 16. C3+1 P3+1 17. R8=7 C2+2 18. C5+1 C2+2 19. P3+1 R8=7 20. P3=4 R7+1 21. C5+4+ K5=4 22. R7+2 R2+3 23. C3+6+ K4+1 24. R7=8 H4-2 25. C3-1 R7-2 26. R4=6+ H3+4 27. P7+1 R7=8 28. P7+1 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 16: 16. C3+2 H4-6 17. C5=3 E7+9 18. A4+5 H3+4 19. H9-7 P3+1 20. R8=7 H6+7 21. R7=3 C2=3 22. C3-1 R2+8 23. R3=7 R8=7 24. H7+5 R2-1 25. P3=4 A5+6 26. R4+4 A6+5 27. R4-4 R2-2 28. E7+9 Try it on the board
Nearby puzzles
- No. 81: Red Pushes the Edge Soldier vs Black Shifts Cannon to Trade Chariots
- No. 82: Red Shifts Chariot to Chase the Horse vs Black's Horse Takes the Soldier (1)
- No. 83: Red Shifts Chariot to Chase the Horse vs Black's Horse Takes the Soldier (2)
- No. 85: Red Shifts Chariot to Chase the Horse vs Black Pushes the 3rd-File Soldier (2)
- No. 86: Red Retreats the Central Cannon vs Black Advances Cannon to Hit the Horse
- No. 87: Red Retreats the Central Cannon vs Black Raises Chariot to Chase the Cannon
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