The elephant shields the horse and beats the rank chariot

Secret in the Tangerine, Vol. 2: the odds-of-the-move games

24 moves

The elephant shields the horse and beats the rank chariot. The stronger player concedes the opening move. The book prints a mainline of 24 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.

Protects the horse.

Takes the chariot.

Takes the elephant.

Takes the chariot.

Takes the chariot. The printed mainline ends here.