118. Standard Horse and Third-File Soldier vs Standard Horse

"118. Standard Horse and Third-File Soldier vs Standard Horse" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 18 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.	H2+3	H8+7
3.	R1=2	R9+1
4.	H8+7	H2+3
5.	P3+1	R1+1
6.	C8=9	R1=4
7.	R9=8	R4+5
8.	R2+6	R4=3 ×Soldier
9.	R8+2	C2-1
10.	C9-1	C5=4
11.	H3+4	R3-2
12.	C9=7	R3=6
13.	R8+2	C2=6
14.	R2=3 ×Soldier	C6+4 ×Horse
15.	R3+1 ×Horse	E3+5
16.	P3+1	R6=4
17.	C5+4+ ×Soldier	A4+5
18.	R3-1

Final position

10 moves

18 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 8 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 14: E3+5 15. P3+1 R6=7 16. R3-1 E5+7 17. H4+5 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 10: 10. R2=3 C2=4 11. A4+5 R9+1 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 11: 11. R3+1 C4+6 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 8: 8. H3+4 R4=3 9. H7-5 R9=4 10. H5+3 P3+1 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 6: 6. P7+1 R1=4 7. C8=9 R4+5 8. R9=8 R9=6 9. A6+5 R6+3 10. C5=4 C2+4 11. E7+5 C2=5 12. H7+5 C5+4 13. R2+7 H7-5 14. H3+2 E7+5 15. H2+3 C5=7 16. C4=3 C7-3 17. C3+4 R4=1 18. C9=7 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 9: P3+1 10. P7+1 R4=3 11. R8+2 R3-2 Try it on the board
Variation 7, from move 7: 7. E7+9 R9=6 8. A6+5 P3+1 9. P7+1 R6+3 10. P7+1 R6=3 11. P7+1 R3+3 12. P7=8 R3=2 13. P8=7 Try it on the board
Variation 8, from move 7: 7. A6+5 R4+5 8. C5=4 R9=6 9. E7+5 Try it on the board

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