78. Red's Standard Horse and River-Patrol Chariot (2)

"78. Red's Standard Horse and River-Patrol Chariot (2)" 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.	H8+7	R9=4
5.	R2+4	H2+3
6.	P7+1	R1+1
7.	C8+2	P7+1
8.	H7+6	R4+3
9.	C5=6	R4=2
10.	C8+3 ×Cannon	C5=2 ×Cannon
11.	E7+5	E3+5
12.	A6+5	C2-2
13.	P3+1	R1=2
14.	R9=7	C2=3
15.	R2+3	H3-5
16.	H3+4	H7+6

Final position

10 moves

16 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 4 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 15: -R=7 16. H3+4 P7+1 17. H4+6 H7+6 18. P7+1 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 7: R4+5 8. A4+5 R4=3 9. R9+2 P3+1 10. C5=4 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 8: 8. C5=4 P5+1 9. A6+5 H3+5 10. E7+5 R1=6 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 7: 7. A6+5 P7+1 8. C8+2 H7+6 9. R2=4 R4+3 10. H7+6 H6+4 11. C8=6 C2+5 12. C5=6 R4=2 13. E7+5 R1=2 14. P3+1 P3+1 15. P7+1 +R=3 16. P3+1 R3=7 17. R9=7 R2+1 18. R7+6 C2+2 19. +C=7 C2=1 20. C7=8 Try it on the board

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