Trading the Edge Soldier (4)

"Trading the Edge Soldier (4)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 31 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.	R6=8	C2=4
7.	P9+1	R8+4
8.	H8+9	P1+1
9.	H9+8	R1=2
10.	R8+1 ×Chariot	H1-2 ×Chariot
11.	P9+1 ×Soldier	H2+3
12.	P9=8	P3+1
13.	C5=7	R8+1
14.	C7+3 ×Soldier	E3+1
15.	C7-1	H3+4
16.	C8=7	C4=3
17.	P3+1	R8=7 ×Soldier
18.	E3+5	R7+1
19.	+C=3	H4+2 ×Horse
20.	C7+5 ×Cannon	R7+1 ×Horse
21.	C3+3 ×Horse	R7=6
22.	A6+5	C5+4 ×Soldier
23.	C3=9 ×Elephant	K5=6
24.	K5=6	R6-3
25.	C7+2+	K6+1
26.	P7+1	R6=2 ×Soldier
27.	R9+3	C5-2
28.	R9=2	R2=4+
29.	K6=5	C5=8
30.	R2=4+	A5+6
31.	R4=8

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 18: R7=4 19. P8=7 E1+3 20. +C+3 H4-3 21. P7+1 A5+4 22. C7+3 P7+1 23. C7=9 P7+1 24. C9+4+ K5+1 25. R9=8 K5=6 26. H8+7 R4-2 27. P7+1 P7+1 28. R8+4 P7+1 29. R8=4+ K6=5 30. R4=3 C5+4+ 31. A4+5 H7+8 32. R3+4+ K5+1 33. R3-3 K5-1 34. R3=2 K5=4 35. R2-1 +A-5 36. K5=4 P5+1 37. R2=8 R4=6+ 38. K4=5 R6=8 39. R8+4+ K4+1 40. C9-2+ H3-2 41. R8-1+ H2+3 42. R8=7+ K4-1 43. R7+1+ K4+1 44. R7=6# Try it on the board

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