80. Red's Standard Horse and River-Patrol Chariot (4)

"80. Red's Standard Horse and River-Patrol Chariot (4)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 21 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	R9=4
5.	R2+4	H2+3
6.	P7+1	R4+5
7.	E7+9	R1+1
8.	R9=7	R1=4
9.	A4+5	P5+1
10.	P7+1	P3+1 ×Soldier
11.	H7+8	+R=2
12.	C5+3+ ×Soldier	H3+5
13.	C8=5	C5+2 ×Cannon
14.	C5+3+ ×Cannon	C2=5
15.	R7+5 ×Soldier	R2+1
16.	H3-4	A6+5
17.	C5+2+ ×Cannon	E7+5 ×Cannon
18.	R7=5	H5+3
19.	H4+5	H7+5
20.	H8+6	R2-5
21.	E9+7

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

21 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 10 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 16: 16. E3+5 R2=5 17. C5-3 H5+3 18. C5+5 E7+5 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 9: +R=3 10. C5=4 R4=6 11. C8+2 R6+5 12. R2=4 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 11: P3+1 12. R2=4 R6+4 13. C8=4 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 8: R4=3 9. H7-5 R3+3 10. H5-7 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 8: 8. A6+5 R4=3 9. R9=7 R1=4 10. C8+2 C2=1 11. R2=3 R4=2 12. C8=9 C1=2 13. C9=8 C2=1 14. C8=9 C1=2 15. C5=4 C2+5 16. C4+1 C2=7 17. C4=7 C7-2 18. P3+1 P1+1 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 15: P7+1 16. R3+1 C2+5 17. P7+1 C2=6 18. A5+4 P3+1 19. C9=3 H7-5 Try it on the board
Variation 7, from move 17: 17. R3+2 C2=6 18. A5+4 P1+1 Try it on the board
Variation 8, from move 10: 10. C5=4 R4=6 11. C8+2 R3=2 12. R2=4 R6=4 13. E3+5 P5+1 Try it on the board
Variation 9, from move 8: 8. R2=6 R4=3 9. R9=7 R1=6 10. R6+2 Try it on the board
Variation 10, from move 8: R1=4 9. R6+4 R4-5 10. P3+1 Try it on the board

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