Left Chariot Crosses the River (2)

"Left Chariot Crosses the River (2)" 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+6
9.	C5=8	R2=1
10.	+C=7	R8=7 ×Soldier
11.	R6=9	R1=2
12.	H9+8	P3+1
13.	C8+7 ×Chariot	P3+1 ×Cannon
14.	P7+1 ×Soldier	R7+1 ×Horse
15.	-R+2	R7-2
16.	E7+5	R7=4
17.	A6+5	P7+1
18.	H8-7	R4-1
19.	-R=8	C4=3
20.	C8=9	H7+6
21.	R9=8	C3+5 ×Horse
22.	-R=7 ×Cannon	C5+4 ×Soldier
23.	R7+1	R4-2
24.	P7+1

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

24 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 1 variation. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 15: R7-3 16. P7+1 R7=3 17. -R=7 R3=2 18. R7+7 R2+1 19. C8=6 A5-4 20. R9=6 R2=4 21. R6+1+ K5+1 22. R6=3 K5=4 23. R7=9 R4=3 24. E3+5 R3-1 25. A4+5 P7+1 26. R3-1+ H7-5 27. R3-2 H5+7 28. R9=5 H7-5 29. R5=9 H5+7 Try it on the board

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