Facing Danger, Giving One's Life 见危致命

✓ Engine-verifiedBook result: Red winsMate in 3適情雅趣

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Puzzle 66 of Thích Tình Nhã Thú is a sparkling sacrifice sequence: both Red chariots hurl themselves in with check — one takes an advisor, the other an elephant — and both are recaptured at once. In just three moves Black's defensive shell is peeled away layer by layer, leaving the Red horse to deliver mate at leisure. Black loses despite starting with two chariots and a full set of advisors and elephants — proof that in a mating attack, the checking tempo matters more than material. A short, ideal study for beginners learning the rook-sacrifice pattern.

✓ Engine-verified — Two independent source transcriptions agree character for character; the Pikafish engine confirms Red checkmates in 3 moves.

Source: 適情雅趣第66局
Book result: Red wins
Verification: ✓ Engine-verified
Side to move: Red to move
Difficulty: Easy
Red forces: King, Horse ×2, Chariot ×2
Black forces: King, Advisor ×2, Elephant ×2, Chariot ×2, Cannon, Pawn
FEN: 1rbak3r/1N1Ra4/cR2b1N2/9/9/9/9/9/5p3/4K4 w
Transcribed from: GitHub · kuiba1949/xiangqi-toolsGitHub · yingwang/chinese_chess_mobile

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Solution

1.Red Chariot 3,1→3,0Black Advisor 4,1→3,0
2.Red Chariot 1,2→4,2Black Elephant 2,0→4,2
3.Red Horse 1,1→3,2

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