Left Chariot Rides the River (3)
"Left Chariot Rides the River (3)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 22 moves long. The move list below marks every check and capture, and the variations from the source book are listed after it.
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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
| 1. | C2=5 | C8=5 |
| 2. | R1+1 | H8+7 |
| 3. | R1=6 | R9=8 |
| 4. | H2+3 | A6+5 |
| 5. | R6+7 | H2+1 |
| 6. | P9+1 | C2=4 |
| 7. | H8+9 | R1=2 |
| 8. | C8+2 | R8+5 |
| 9. | R9=8 | P3+1 |
| 10. | A6+5 | R8=4 |
| 11. | R6=9 | R2+2 |
| 12. | R9+1 | C5=6 |
| 13. | R9=7 | E7+5 |
| 14. | R7=9 | C4+2 |
| 15. | C5=7 | P1+1 |
| 16. | P7+1 | R4=3 |
| 17. | C7+1 | P1+1 |
| 18. | E3+5 | C4+2 |
| 19. | C8-1 | P1+1 |
| 20. | C8=6 | R2+7 |
| 21. | H9-8 | R3+1 |
| 22. | C6+3 | P7+1 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 4 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 11: C5=6 12. C8+4 P7+1 13. C5+4+ C6=5 14. C5=8 C4=2 15. -C=7 R4-3 16. R8+6 R4+1 17. C8=7 C5=3 18. R9-1 C3=1 19. R8+1 R4=3 20. R8+2 R3-2 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 17: 17. R8+1 R4=3 18. R8=9 R3=2 19. -R=7 -R+1 20. R9=8 R2-2 21. R7-2 H7+5 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 16: H7+5 17. C7=1 H5+6 18. H3-1 Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 16: H7+6 17. C7=2 C5=8 18. C2=9 H6+4 19. P5+1 C8+3 20. C9=1 Try it on the board
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