89. Standard Horse vs Standard Horse (1)

"89. Standard Horse vs Standard Horse (1)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 16 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	C2+4
7.	C6+5	R9=7
8.	R2+6	H7-9
9.	R2-2	R7=4
10.	C6-3	C2-1
11.	C6+3	R4+1 ×Cannon
12.	R8+4 ×Cannon	R2+5 ×Chariot
13.	R2=8 ×Chariot	R4+6
14.	H7-8	H9+7
15.	P3+1	R4-4
16.	A6+5	P7+1

Final position

10 moves

16 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 11: 11. C6+5 K5=4 12. R8+4 R2+5 13. R2=8 R4+6 14. R8-2 H9+7 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 10: P3+1 11. C6=8 R4+6 12. R8+3 R4=3 13. R2+4 R2+4 14. R2=1 P3+1 15. P7+1 R3-2 16. R1=7 A6+5 17. E7+9 R3-1 18. R8-3 C5=9 19. R8=7 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 9: P7+1 10. A4+5 P3+1 11. R2=4 R7=2 12. C6-5 +R+4 13. R4=8 R2+5 14. P7+1 C2=3 15. P7+1 R2=3 16. P7=8 H3+2 17. E7+9 R3-1 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 8: C2=5+ 9. H3+5 R2+9 10. H7-8 C5+4+ 11. A4+5 H7-5 12. H8+7 C5-2 13. H7+5 R7+1 14. C6-5 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 8: 8. A4+5 P7+1 9. R2+4 A4+5 10. C6-3 H7+6 11. C6=7 P7+1 12. R2=3 R7+4 13. P3+1 H6+4 14. C7+3 H4+3 15. R8+2 H3-5 16. C5+4 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 8: 8. P3+1 P7+1 9. P3+1 H7-9 10. C6-5 C5+4+ 11. H3+5 C2=5+ 12. A6+5 R2+9 13. H7-8 R7=4 14. K5=6 E7+5 15. R2+3 Try it on the board
Variation 7, from move 10: A4+5 11. P3=4 C2=5+ 12. H3+5 C5+4+ 13. A6+5 R2+9 14. H7-8 Try it on the board
Variation 8, from move 7: C2=5+ 8. H3+5 R2+9 9. C6=3 C5+4+ 10. H7+5 A4+5 11. R2+9 Try it on the board

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