103. Black Develops the Edge Horse (1)
"103. Black Develops the Edge Horse (1)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 20 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+5 | R4+5 |
| 7. | E7+9 | C2=4 |
| 8. | C8+4 | A4+5 |
| 9. | R9=8 | R1=2 |
| 10. | A6+5 | R4=3 |
| 11. | R8+2 | R2+3 |
| 12. | R8+4 | R3+1 |
| 13. | R8-6 | C5=6 |
| 14. | P3+1 | E7+5 |
| 15. | H3+4 | P7+1 |
| 16. | R2-1 | P7+1 |
| 17. | R2=3 | H7+6 |
| 18. | C5+4 | R3=1 |
| 19. | H4+6 | R1-1 |
| 20. | P5+1 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 1 variation. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 7: C2=3 8. C8+4 A4+5 9. R9=8 R1=2 10. P3+1 R4=3 11. R8+2 C5=4 12. H3+4 P7+1 13. R2=3 E3+5 14. R3=8 R3=1 15. H4+6 R2=3 16. C8+1 C4+1 17. P3+1 P1+1 18. +R-2 R1=2 19. R8+1 Try it on the board
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