14. Right Cannon and Ranked Chariot Beat the Elephant Opening

Pieces on the board

Red has a General, 2 Advisors, 2 Elephants, 2 Chariots, 2 Horses, 2 Cannons, 5 Soldiers. Black has a General, 2 Advisors, 2 Elephants, 2 Chariots, 2 Horses, 2 Cannons, 5 Soldiers.

Move list

Final position

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 5 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

• Variation 1, from move 9: R9=8 10. C5+4 R8+4 11. R9=8 H9-8 12. R8+6 H8+7 13. C5-2 R8=5 14. H7-5 Try it on the board
• Variation 2, from move 5: 5. H8+7 R1=4 6. R9+1 R4+8 7. R9=6 P9+1 8. P5+1 R9=8 9. P5+1 P5+1 10. H7+5 C8=6 11. H5+7 R8+4 12. H7+8 H3-4 13. C8+5 C6=2 14. C5=8 P5+1 15. C8+5 H4+3 16. C8+1 Try it on the board
• Variation 3, from move 11: P3+1 12. H7+5 H3-4 13. R6+6 C6=4 14. H5+6# Try it on the board
• Variation 4, from move 13: R8+2 14. R6=8 H4+3 15. R8=7 K5=4 16. R7=6+ K4=5 17. R6=9 K5=4 18. R9+2+ K4+1 19. H5+7+ Try it on the board
• Variation 5, from move 8: P3+1 9. P5+1 P5+1 10. H7+5 C2+2 11. P7+1 R9=8 12. R6+5 P3+1 13. H5+7 P5+1 14. R6=7 C2=3 15. E7+9 C8=6 16. C8+2 R8+5 17. H7+5 P5+1 18. E9+7 R8+1 19. H3+5 R8=7 20. +H+4+ A5+6 21. H5+6+ +A-5 22. R7+1 K5=4 23. R7=9 Try it on the board

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