Half Mujannah vs Half Mujannah (table IV)

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Taken from "A History of Chess" by H.J.R. Murray. The board is mirrored: Kings are on the e-file!

Half Mujannah vs Half Mujannah (19)

 

Once again, the analysis given here starts with a weak move for White. So I suppose that better options will follow.

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Symmetric variation, first line:

Half Mujannah vs Half Mujannah (20)
 
After 24. Af5 Af4 White plays 25.Rac1! and Black defends with 25...a6.
Continuing from previous after 28. Axc5+
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Symmetric variation, second line:

Half Mujannah vs Half Mujannah (21)

After 24. Af5 Af4 White plays 25.Rac1! and Black defends with 25...c5.
 
continuing from previous after 29. Ah3
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Symmetric variation, third line:

Half Mujannah vs Half Mujannah (22)

After 24. Af5 Af4 White plays 25.Rac1! and Black defends with 25...Rac8.

 
continuing from previous after 29... Ac4+
 
Finished.
 
Option B = bad as a general rule
Well, apparently the 'bad move' wins!
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Well, I guess this is a real example of "bad moves win"... grin

Hey Nguyen my friend, here I am talking about Chaturanga, not about modern Chess!

You have played it only once: https://www.chess.com/variants/chaturanga/game/63283218/67/1

Do you remember?

https://www.chess.com/variants/chaturanga/game/63283218/0/1