Pushing the 7th-File Soldier (3)

"Pushing the 7th-File Soldier (3)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 19 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	R8+6
7.	H8+9	R8=7 ×Soldier
8.	R9+1	P7+1
9.	R9=4	P7+1
10.	R4+7	P7=8
11.	A6+5	P8+1
12.	H9+8	C2+5 ×Cannon
13.	H8+6	C2=7 ×Horse
14.	H6+5 ×Cannon	R7=5 ×Soldier
15.	C5=8	R5-2
16.	C8+5	R5=6
17.	H5+7	R6-3 ×Chariot
18.	R6=5+ ×Advisor	K5+1 ×Chariot
19.	C8+1#

Final position

10 moves

19 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 3 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 11: C5+4 12. H3+5 R7=5 13. H9+8 C2+5 14. H8+6 R5=4 15. H6+5 C2+2+ 16. E7+9 R4-5 17. H5+3 R4+8+ 18. K5=6 C2-8 19. R4=5+ K5=6 20. R5=8 R1=2 21. R8=6 A4+5 22. R6-4 K6+1 23. R6=4+ A5+6 24. C5=4 K6=5 25. R4+3 H7+8 26. R4=2 H8+6 27. H3-4+ K5-1 28. R2=6 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 11: P3+1 12. C5=6 C2=4 13. H9+8 R7-1 14. H8+6 H1+3 15. H6+5 H3-4 16. H5+3 H7+6 17. E3+5 R7-3 18. C8+6 R7-1 19. R4=3 E7+5 20. C8-2 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 11: 11. H9+8 C2+5 12. H8+6 C2=7 13. H6+5 H7+6 14. H5+7 H1-3 15. C5+4+ H6-5 16. P5+1 R7-3 17. P5+1 Try it on the board

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