Victories All The Way Game 4

On Tuesday 5th of September 2006 the Game No.3 was posted. Here today we take the pleasure continuing our series.

Victories All The Way
Game No.4

自出洞来无敌手
自字 列手炮（共五局）
第四局

 1. 炮八平五  炮２平５    2. 马八进七  马２进３
 3. 车九进一  车１平２    4. 车九平四  士６进５
 5. 车四进七  马８进９    6. 兵三进一  车２进６
 7. 马二进三  车２平３    8. 马三进四  卒３进１
 9. 马四进三  炮８平７   10. 马三进五  象３进５
11. 炮二进五  炮７进７   12. 车一平三  车３进１ 
13. 炮二平七  车３平２   14. 炮五进四  车２退７ 
15. 兵三进一  车９平８   16. 士四进五  车８进３ 
17. 兵三平二  车８平５   18. 车三进九  士５退６
19. 车三平四

Game No.4

 1. C8=5 C2=5
 2. N8+7 N2+3
 3. R9+1 R1=2
 4. R9=4  G6+5
 5. R4+7 N8+9
 6. P3+1  R2+6
 7. N2+3 R2=3
 8. N3+4 P3+1
 9. N4+3 C8=7
10. N3+5 B3+5
11. C2+5 !  C7+7

Notes & Interpretations

If Black tries 11. ...N3+4, then, 12. C5+4 R3=2, 13. P5+1! R2-3, 14. P5+1 R9=8, 15. R1=2 P3+1, 16. N7+5 N4+5, 17. C2=5 checkmate.

12. R1=3 R3+1
13. C2=7 R3=2
14. C5+4 R2-7
15. P3+1 !      R9=8
16. G4+5 R8+3
17. P3=2

Notes & Interpretations

Playing the Pawn sideways, Red reveals the Rook in the open third file, triggering tremendous waves of crushing attacks. Now if Black plays 17. ...R8=7, 18. K5=4 threatening checkmate next move.

17. ...         R8=5
18. R3+9 G5-6
19. R3=4 Mate

Views & Impressions

In this Game No.4, once again, we witness another devastating attack, spearheaded by Red's two Rooks, with the Knight and the Cannons acting the role of the vanguards. Red's Pawn play is especially intriguing. In the end, Black cannot stop the simultaneous attacks coming from the two Cannons and the two Rooks, plus the minor Rook (Pawn which is operating in the opponent's territory).

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