Sacrificing the 3rd-File Soldier (3)

"Sacrificing the 3rd-File Soldier (3)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 30 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	C3=1 ×Elephant
22.	C8+4	H1-3
23.	H6+4	C1+2+
24.	K5+1	K5=6
25.	H4+3	H7+5 ×Soldier
26.	C5=4	R2+3 ×Cannon
27.	R1=4+	H5-6
28.	R4+5+ ×Horse	K6+1 ×Chariot
29.	H3-4+	A5+6
30.	H4+6#

Final position

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20 moves

30 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 14: E7+5 15. P5+1 R8+4 16. H3+5 P5+1 17. H5+3 R2+4 18. P7+1 R2=3 19. H3+4 R3=4 20. H4-6 C3=9 21. H6+5 R8-3 22. C8+6 H1-3 23. H5-4 R8+1 24. R9=7 H3+4 25. R7+5 H4+6 26. R7-3 K5=6 27. R7=4+ C4=6 28. H7+6 Try it on the board

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