Breaking the tangled-horse elephant defense

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

15 moves

Breaking the tangled-horse elephant defense. An even game, where the first player presses the initiative. The book prints a mainline of 15 moves plus 3 numbered variations, all reproduced here. Every line was replayed through the Mistboard rules kernel, and every capture the book…

Takes the soldier.

A chariot must fall. The book closes this line here: a chariot must fall.