Wu Song Drunk on Wine 武松醉酒

📖 As recorded in the classical booksBook result: Draw江湖百局秘谱

📚 Jianghu Baiju Mipu — one hundred selected street (jianghu) positions, Qing dynasty

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Red to move. Red is a whole Rook up: two Rooks, a Knight, two Cannons, two Pawns and both Elephants, against Black's one Rook, two Cannons, three Pawns and one Elephant. And yet the jianghu collection Giang Hồ Bách Cục Bí Phổ (No. 16) concludes: draw — a verdict that makes many readers rub their eyes. This position has not been verified by engine; the result follows the old book. The name is the tale of Võ Tùng's 'drunken' fight: drinking his way through more than ten taverns, staggering up to challenge the giant wrestler Tưởng Môn Thần — precisely when he was most dangerous, with the Ngọc Hoàn steps and Uyên Ương kicks of 'Water Margin'. The story is told in this page's Anecdotes section. In your view, what 'drunken trick' does Black have to hold off an opponent a whole Rook ahead?

📖 Anecdotes

‘취할수록 더 잘 싸운다’: 무송은 싸우러 가는 길에 술집 열 곳을 들러 마셨다

거구의 씨름꾼과 결투하기 전에 무송은 엉뚱한 일을 했다. 길을 걸으며 술 간판을 내건 술집마다 멈춰 석 잔씩 마신 것이다. 열 곳이 넘는 술집을 지나 비틀거리며 도착했을 때가 바로 가장 위험한 순간이었다. 상대는 시은의 술집 쾌활림을 빼앗은 씨름꾼 장문신이었다. 무송은 도발하며 도착해 비틀거리며 물러나는 척하다가 몸을 돌려 가격했다. 옥환보와 원앙각 — 『수호전』에 이름이 또렷이 적힌 기술로, 훗날 ‘취권’ 스타일을 가리키는 대명사가 됐다. 장문신은 무릎 꿇고 용서를 빌었다. 무송의 조건은 이랬다. 시은에게 머리를 조아리고 사과할…

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Stories around this position — storytelling, not part of the engine-verified content.

Source
江湖百局秘谱 第16局
Book result
Draw
Verification
📖 As recorded in the classical books
Side to move
Red to move
Difficulty
Hard
Red forces
King, Elephant ×2, Horse, Chariot ×2, Cannon ×2, Pawn ×2
Black forces
King, Elephant, Chariot, Cannon ×2, Pawn ×3
FEN
3k5/4P4/b2r5/5C1P1/5C3/5Rp2/5R3/4B2NB/4p1cc1/5K1p1 w
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