109. Black Develops the Edge Horse (7)

"109. Black Develops the Edge Horse (7)" 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	R9=4
5.	P7+1	H2+1
6.	R2+4	R4+5
7.	E7+9	P1+1
8.	A6+5	A4+5
9.	R9=6	R4=3
10.	R6+2	C5=3
11.	C8-2	C2+5
12.	H7-6	C2=5+ ×Cannon
13.	H6+5 ×Cannon	R1=2
14.	C8=6	R3=1 ×Soldier
15.	R2=3	E3+5
16.	R3+2 ×Soldier	R2+9
17.	P3+1	H1+2
18.	H3+4	C3=4

Final position

10 moves

18 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 8: 8. R9=7 C5=3 9. C8+4 E3+5 10. H7+6 H1+2 11. H6+5 H7+5 12. C8=5+ A4+5 13. A4+5 H2+4 14. R7=8 C2+4 15. R8+3 R4=2 16. R2=6 R1=4 17. R6=4 R4+3 18. P3+1 Try it on the board

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