105. Black Develops the Edge Horse (3)

"105. Black Develops the Edge Horse (3)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 19 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.	C8+4	R1+1
8.	C8=5+ ×Soldier	H7+5 ×Cannon
9.	C5+4+ ×Horse	A4+5
10.	E7+5	C2+2
11.	P3+1	R4-2
12.	R2+5	R4=5
13.	C5=1 ×Soldier	E7+9
14.	C1-2	R1=4
15.	A6+5	P7+1
16.	H3+2	R4+2
17.	R9=8	C5=2
18.	R8=6	R4+6+ ×Chariot
19.	A5-6 ×Chariot

Final position

10 moves

19 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. A6+5 R1=4 9. C8=5+ H7+5 10. C5+4+ A4+5 11. R9=8 C2=3 12. E7+5 -R+2 13. C5=1 P7+1 14. C1+3 C5=7 15. R8=6 +R+3+ 16. A5-6 P3+1 17. H7+8 P3+1 18. R2=7 E3+5 19. P9+1 Try it on the board

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