File chariot beats the rank chariot

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

22 moves

File chariot beats the rank chariot. The stronger player concedes the opening move. The book prints a mainline of 22 moves plus 3 numbered variations, all reproduced here. Every line was replayed through the Mistboard rules kernel, and every capture the book glosses was checked a…

Takes the soldier.

Takes the cannon.

Strikes.

Takes the chariot.

Takes the cannon.

The horses come together. The printed mainline ends here.