Sacrificing the 3rd-File Soldier (4)

"Sacrificing the 3rd-File Soldier (4)" 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	A6+5
8.	H8+7	C5=4
9.	P9+1	P1+1 ×Soldier
10.	R9+4 ×Soldier	P3+1
11.	R6=7 ×Soldier	C2+2
12.	P5+1	C2=3
13.	R7=6	R1=2
14.	E7+9	R8+6
15.	R9-1	R8=7 ×Soldier
16.	H3+5	C4=3
17.	P5+1	R7-2
18.	P5+1 ×Soldier	+C=9 ×Soldier
19.	R6=3 ×Chariot	P7+1 ×Chariot
20.	H5+6	C3+5 ×Horse
21.	R9=1 ×Cannon	R2+4
22.	H6+4	R2=6
23.	H4+3+	K5=6
24.	C5=4+	A5+6
25.	R1=7	C3=1 ×Elephant
26.	C4=9 ×Cannon	A6-5
27.	A4+5	R6-3
28.	C8=7	R6=7 ×Horse
29.	R7=4+	A5+6
30.	R4+4+ ×Advisor	K6=5
31.	C7+7+ ×Elephant	A4+5
32.	R4=9 ×Horse

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 23: R6-3 24. C8+6 H1-3 25. P5=4+ H7+5 26. C5=3 H5+6 27. P4+1 H6+7 28. P4+1 H7-9 29. P4=5+ K5=6 30. P5=4# Try it on the board

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