No. 31: Black Shifts Chariot to the Right Flank File vs Red Advances Chariot Offering a Trade (2)
"No. 31: Black Shifts Chariot to the Right Flank File vs Red Advances Chariot Offering a Trade (2)" is a opening record from 57 Cannons vs Screen Horses, 25 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. | P3+1 | P3+1 |
| 5. | H8+9 | P1+1 |
| 6. | C8=7 | H3+2 |
| 7. | R9+1 | P1+1 |
| 8. | P9+1 | R1+5 |
| 9. | R2+4 | E7+5 |
| 10. | R9=4 | R1=4 |
| 11. | R4+3 | R4+3 |
| 12. | A4+5 | C8+2 |
| 13. | C5=4 | P3+1 |
| 14. | P7+1 | H2+1 |
| 15. | C7+1 | A4+5 |
| 16. | P7+1 | P7+1 |
| 17. | P7+1 | P7+1 |
| 18. | R2=3 | H1-2 |
| 19. | C7+6 | E5-3 |
| 20. | R3+3 | C2=5 |
| 21. | E3+5 | C8=5 |
| 22. | C4-1 | R4-8 |
| 23. | R3-3 | -C=2 |
| 24. | P7=8 | C2-2 |
| 25. | P8+1 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 1 variation. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 11: R4+2 12. C5=4 R4-1 13. R4=5 P5+1 14. R5+1 C8-1 15. A4+5 C8=5 16. R2+5 C5+3 17. R2-6 R4-1 18. E3+5 C5-1 19. R2+5 A4+5 20. R2=4 C5=4 21. R4-4 H7+5 22. R4=5 R4=5 23. P5+1 Try it on the board
Nearby puzzles
- No. 28: Red Retreats the Left Cannon vs Black Shifts Chariot to the Right Flank File
- No. 29: Black Shifts Chariot to Chase the Horse vs Red's Horse Takes the Central Soldier
- No. 30: Black Shifts Chariot to the Right Flank File vs Red Advances Chariot Offering a Trade (1)
- No. 32: Black Flies the Left Elephant vs Red Shifts Chariot to the Right Flank File
- No. 33: Black Adds the Right Advisor vs Red Advances Horse to the River Mouth
- No. 34: Black Adds the Left Advisor vs Red Pushes the Central Soldier
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