Rank chariot vs file chariot: the horse sacrifice

Secret in the Tangerine, Vol. 1: 20 classical games

25 moves

Volume one of Secret in the Tangerine (compiled by Zhu Jinzhen, first printed 1632), the most influential of the classical xiangqi manuals. This study keys its complete even-game section, 20 games with their full printed variation trees, from the National Archives of Japan's scan…

Sacrifices the horse.

Takes the horse.

Takes the soldier.

Takes the advisor.

Takes the chariot.

Takes the cannon.

Checkmate on the board.