Pushing the 3rd-File Soldier (1)

"Pushing the 3rd-File Soldier (1)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 32 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	P3+1
11.	R6+3	R3+3
12.	R9=7	R3+1 ×Chariot
13.	E9-7 ×Chariot	P3+1
14.	H6+4	C2-2
15.	R6=7	P7+1
16.	H4+3 ×Horse	C2=7 ×Horse
17.	R7-4 ×Soldier	R1=2
18.	C8=7	A5-6
19.	C5+4+ ×Soldier	A4+5
20.	E3+5	H1+2
21.	R7+1	E3+1
22.	R7=3 ×Soldier	H2+4
23.	C5-2	H4+3 ×Cannon
24.	R3+2 ×Cannon	R2+6
25.	C5=3	A5+6
26.	C3+5+ ×Elephant	-A+5
27.	R3-1	H3-5 ×Soldier
28.	H3+5 ×Horse	R2=5 ×Horse
29.	A4+5	R5=1 ×Soldier
30.	C3=1	K5=4
31.	R3=6+	K4=5
32.	P3+1

Final position

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Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 21: E7+9 22. C5=2 E3+1 23. R7=3 C7-2 24. R3+2 C5=6 25. C2+2 H2+4 26. R3+2 H4+6 27. A6+5 H6+7+ 28. K5=6 R2=4+ 29. C7=6 R4+3 30. R3-5 C6=4 31. K6+1 R4=8+ 32. R3=6 C4+5 33. R6-2 R8-2 34. P3+1 Try it on the board

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