Left Chariot Rides the River (1)

"Left Chariot Rides the River (1)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 24 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+1	R8=4
10.	R9=4	C4+1
11.	C5=8	R2+5 ×Cannon
12.	H9+8 ×Chariot	C5=4
13.	R6-1 ×Cannon	A5+4 ×Chariot
14.	H8-7	R4=2
15.	C8=9	R2+2
16.	H3-5	+A-5
17.	P7+1	C4+5
18.	R4+1	C4=1
19.	H5+6	R2-1
20.	H7-9 ×Cannon	R2=4 ×Horse
21.	H9+7	R4=3
22.	C9-1	R3-1 ×Soldier
23.	C9=7	R3=1 ×Soldier
24.	R4+6

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

24 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 4 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 9: R8=6 10. C5=6 C5=6 11. P3+1 R6=7 12. E3+5 R7+1 13. R9=4 C6+4 14. C6=8 R2=1 15. +C=7 C4=6 16. R6=9 -C+6 17. R9+1 E7+5 18. R9=7 -C-4 19. R7=9 +C-1 20. C8=4 R7+1 21. A6+5 P7+1 22. R9-1 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 19: A5-6 20. C7=3 H7-8 21. R9-1 A4+5 22. C3=5 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 19: P3+1 20. R9-2 P3+1 21. R9=5 K5=6 22. P7+1 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 18: P3+1 19. R7-2 P3+1 20. R7=9 P3+1 21. R9=5 P3=2 22. C8=7 P2=3 23. H9+7 -C=3 24. R5=3 Try it on the board

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