Standard Advisor vs Right Flank-File Chariot (1)

"Standard Advisor vs Right Flank-File Chariot (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.	C8=6	R9=4
5.	A4+5	H2+1
6.	H8+7	R1=2
7.	R9=8	R4+5
8.	R2+6	C5=3
9.	R2=3 ×Soldier	E3+5
10.	P3+1	C2+1
11.	H3+4	R4-1
12.	R3=4	A4+5
13.	P7+1	R4-5
14.	C5+4 ×Soldier	H7+5 ×Cannon
15.	H4+5 ×Horse	C3-1
16.	H7+6	P3+1
17.	H5+7	R4+5 ×Horse
18.	R4=8 ×Cannon	R2+3 ×Chariot
19.	R8+6 ×Chariot	P3+1 ×Soldier
20.	E7+5

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 16: R4+5 17. R8+6 R4-2 18. R8=9 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 14: R4+3 15. H7+6 R4+2 16. R8+6 R2+3 17. C5=8 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 5: H2+3 6. H8+7 R1=2 7. R9=8 R4+5 8. P7+1 R4=3 9. R2+8 P5+1 10. R8+6 A4+5 11. R2=3 C2=1 12. R8+3 H3-2 13. R3+1 P5+1 14. C5+2 R3+1 15. E3+5 R3=2 16. C5=3 C5=4 17. R3-1 E3+5 18. C3=2 R2-3 19. C2+5+ E5-7 20. C2=1 R2=8 21. P3+1 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 10: R3-1 11. R2=7 H7+5 12. E7+9 R3+1 13. P3+1 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 8: C2+4 9. R2+6 C2=3 10. R2=3 R2+9 11. H7-8 H3-5 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 5: P7+1 6. H8+7 C2=3 7. R9=8 C3+4 8. R2+4 H2+1 9. E7+9 R4+3 10. P3+1 A4+5 11. H3+4 R4=6 12. R8+4 R1=2 13. R8=6 R2+4 14. C5=3 E7+9 15. C6=4 R6=3 16. R6-1 C5=3 17. E3+5 E3+5 18. R2+4 H7+6 19. P3+1 E5+7 20. C3=2 Try it on the board
Variation 7, from move 8: C3=7 9. H7+6 R4=6 10. E3+1 H2+3 11. R8+5 E7+9 12. R2+2 Try it on the board
Variation 8, from move 6: H2+3 7. R9=8 R1=2 8. R8+5 C2=1 9. R8+4 H3-2 10. R2+4 Try it on the board

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