Standard Horse vs Standard Horse (Variation 91) (3)

"Standard Horse vs Standard Horse (Variation 91) (3)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 17 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.	C8=6	H2+3
5.	H8+7	R1=2
6.	R9=8	R9=4
7.	A4+5	P7+1
8.	R2+6	P3+1
9.	E7+9	C5-1
10.	R2-2	R4+3
11.	R8+6	C2=1
12.	R8+3 ×Chariot	H3-2 ×Chariot
13.	R2=8	H2+3
14.	R8+3	R4-2
15.	P7+1	P3+1 ×Soldier
16.	E9+7 ×Soldier	C5+1
17.	E7-9	C1-1

Final position

10 moves

17 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 9: 9. R8+6 C2=1 10. R8=7 R4+1 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 8: 8. R2+4 C5-1 9. P7+1 R4+5 10. R2=6 R4=3 11. R8+6 E3+5 12. R6+4 C5=9 13. R6=3 H3-5 14. H7-9 R3=4 15. C6=8 C2+5 16. R8+3 C2=7 17. R3=4 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 14: C2-1 15. C6+6 R3=4 16. C6=7 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 8: 8. R8+5 P3+1 9. R8=7 R4+1 10. R2+4 E3+1 11. R7=3 C5-1 12. R2+4 C2-1 13. R2-1 C2+1 14. R3-1 R4=6 15. P7+1 C5=7 16. R3=6 H7+6 17. R2=4 C2=6 18. R6=1 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 15: 15. R3=8 H3+4 16. R8=6 H4+6 17. P3+1 H6+5 18. E3+5 C5=3 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 10: C5-1 11. P7+1 E3+5 12. R7+1 C5=3 13. R7=8 R4+4 Try it on the board
Variation 7, from move 8: C2=1 9. R8=3 C5-1 10. R3+1 P3+1 Try it on the board
Variation 8, from move 7: C2+4 8. R2+6 P5+1 9. R2=3 H7+5 10. P3+1 R4+4 11. E3+1 P3+1 Try it on the board

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