Retreating the Chariot to the River Mouth

"Retreating the Chariot to the River Mouth" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 25 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	H2+1
5.	R6+6	C2+2
6.	R6-2	P1+1
7.	P7+1	R8+5
8.	H8+7	R8=3 ×Soldier
9.	H7+6	A6+5
10.	E7+9	R3-1
11.	R6=7 ×Chariot	P3+1 ×Chariot
12.	R9=7	C5=4
13.	R7+5 ×Soldier	E7+5
14.	R7-1	C2=7
15.	H6+5 ×Soldier	H7+5 ×Horse
16.	C5+4 ×Horse	C7+3 ×Horse
17.	C8=4	C4+2
18.	C4+3	K5=6
19.	R7=2	E5-7
20.	R2=4	C4-2
21.	C4=3+	C4=6
22.	C3-3 ×Cannon	R1=2
23.	C3=4	C6-1
24.	R4+4+ ×Cannon	K6+1 ×Chariot
25.	C5=4#

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

25 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 14: C2=4 15. H6+4 R1=2 16. C8=7 P7+1 17. H4+3 -C=7 18. C5+4 K5=6 19. R7=4+ K6=5 20. A4+5 R2+3 21. R4+2 H1+2 22. E9+7 E3+1 23. C7=5 C4-2 24. +C=7 E1-3 25. C5+5+ A5+6 26. C7=5+ K5=6 27. +C=3 C4=7 28. R4+1+ K6=5 29. R4=3 R2=5 30. R3-2 Try it on the board

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