No. 65: Red Retreats Chariot to the River Mouth vs Black Advances the 3rd-File Soldier (3)
"No. 65: Red Retreats Chariot to the River Mouth vs Black Advances the 3rd-File Soldier (3)" is a opening record from 57 Cannons vs Screen Horses, 23 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. | P9+1 | P3+1 |
| 10. | R2-2 | A6+5 |
| 11. | C7-1 | P7+1 |
| 12. | R2=3 | C8=7 |
| 13. | A6+5 | R8+3 |
| 14. | C5=6 | H3+4 |
| 15. | C7=8 | P3+1 |
| 16. | R8=7 | C2=1 |
| 17. | P9+1 | R2+8 |
| 18. | P9+1 | H4+5 |
| 19. | H3+5 | H6+5 |
| 20. | R3+3 | H5-3 |
| 21. | P7+1 | P5+1 |
| 22. | C6=1 | R8=1 |
| 23. | E3+5 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 4 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 11: 11. A6+5 P7+1 12. R2=3 H3+4 13. C7=8 C2+3 14. R8+5 C2=7 15. R3=5 C8=7 16. A5+4 +C=8 17. R5=3 C8-6 18. E3+1 C8+8+ 19. E1-3 R8+3 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 11: 11. P3+1 P7+1 12. R2=3 H3+4 13. C7=8 P3+1 14. R8=7 C2=1 15. R7=8 C1=2 16. R8-1 H4-3 17. C8=7 H3+4 18. C7=8 H4-3 19. C8+3 R2+4 20. R8+2 H3+2 21. C5+4 H2+4 22. C5-1 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 12: C8=6 13. P7+1 H3+4 14. P7+1 H4+5 15. H3+5 H6+5 16. R3=5 H5+3 17. R8+1 R2+4 18. P7=8 R8+4 19. P8+1 P1+1 20. P9+1 R8=1 21. C5+4 R1=4 22. A6+5 R4-1 Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 11: 11. P7+1 P3+1 12. R8=7 H3+4 13. C7=8 R2=1 14. R7+2 C8+1 15. R7=5 P7+1 16. R2=3 R1=3 17. C8=6 R3+9 18. H9+8 C8+1 19. R5=9 H4+5 20. R3=4 R3-4 21. R4=7 H5-3 22. A6+5 C8=7 23. R9=4 H6+5 24. R4-3 H5-4 25. P3+1 C7-2 26. C6+2 H4+2 27. C6=8 C7+5 Try it on the board
Nearby puzzles
- No. 62: Red Retreats Chariot to the Soldier Rank vs Black Advances the 3rd-File Soldier (十三)
- No. 63: Red Retreats Chariot to the River Mouth vs Black Advances the 3rd-File Soldier (1)
- No. 64: Red Retreats Chariot to the River Mouth vs Black Advances the 3rd-File Soldier (2)
- No. 66: Red Pushes the Seventh-File Soldier vs Black Advances the 3rd-File Soldier
- No. 67: Red Shifts Chariot to Chase the Cannon vs Black Pushes the 3rd-File Soldier
- No. 68: Red Shifts Chariot to Drive Off the Horse vs Black Pushes the 3rd-File Soldier
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