97. Black's Double Ranked Chariots (1)

"97. Black's Double Ranked Chariots (1)" 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	H2+3
5.	P7+1	R1+1
6.	C8=9	P7+1
7.	R2+4	R9=8
8.	R2+4 ×Chariot	R1=8 ×Chariot
9.	R9=8	C2-1
10.	R8+5	P5+1
11.	A6+5	C2=5
12.	R8=6	H7+5
13.	R6+1	-C=7
14.	H7+6	C7+2
15.	R6+1	A6+5
16.	R6+1	P5+1
17.	P5+1 ×Soldier	C5+3 ×Soldier
18.	H6+5 ×Horse	H3+5 ×Horse
19.	R6-3	H5+6

Final position

10 moves

19 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 3 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 12: 12. H7+6 R8+4 13. R8=6 P3+1 14. R6+2 P3+1 15. H6+7 H7+5 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 6: R9=4 7. R2+6 R4+5 8. R2=3 R4=3 9. R3+1 R3+1 10. R9=8 P3+1 11. R3-2 R3-2 12. R8+6 R3+4 13. R3+4 R3-2 14. C9-1 R3+1 15. C9+1 P3+1 16. R3-5 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 8: C5-1 9. R9=8 R1+1 10. R8+6 C5=7 11. R3=4 H7+8 12. R4=3 C7=2 13. R8=7 +C+4 14. R7=8 H8+6 15. R3-2 -C=5 Try it on the board

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