Red's Standard Horse and River-Patrol Chariot (7)
"Red's Standard Horse and River-Patrol Chariot (7)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 18 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 | P7+1 |
| 5. | R2+4 | R9=4 |
| 6. | P3+1 | P7+1 |
| 7. | R2=3 | H2+3 |
| 8. | C8+2 | H7+6 |
| 9. | P7+1 | R1+1 |
| 10. | H3+4 | C5=6 |
| 11. | C5=4 | H6-8 |
| 12. | R3+2 | C6+5 |
| 13. | R3=2 | R4=8 |
| 14. | R2+2 | R1=8 |
| 15. | A6+5 | C6=8 |
| 16. | H7+6 | E7+5 |
| 17. | E7+5 | R8=4 |
| 18. | H6+7 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 7 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 13: R4+6 14. H7+6 R4=2 15. H4+6 R1=4 16. +H+7 R2-2 17. H7-5 R4+3 18. R9+2 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 10: R4=7 11. R3+4 R1=7 12. C5=4 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 9: 9. C8=7 H3-5 10. R9=8 C2=1 11. C5+4 H6+4 12. C5-2 H4-5 Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 12: P3+1 13. R8+6 P3+1 14. R8=4 Try it on the board
- Variation 5, from move 8: 8. P7+1 C5-1 9. C8=9 C5=7 10. R3=6 R1+1 11. R9=8 C2=1 12. R8+7 C7+6 13. R8=7 C7=3 14. R6+4 R1=4 15. R7=3 R4+5 16. R3+2 C1+4 Try it on the board
- Variation 6, from move 12: H3-5 13. R6+4 R1=4 14. H7+8 Try it on the board
- Variation 7, from move 8: 8. R3+3 C5+4+ 9. H7+5 C2=7 10. H5+4+ C7=5 11. C5+5 R4+6 12. E7+5 E3+5 13. C8+2 R1=2 14. C8=7 H3-1 Try it on the board
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