76. Red's River-Patrol Chariot and Standard Horse (3)

"76. Red's River-Patrol Chariot and Standard Horse (3)" 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.	R2+4	R9=4
5.	H8+7	H2+1
6.	A6+5	R4+5
7.	C5=4	C2=3
8.	E7+5	R1=2
9.	R9=8	R2+4
10.	P7+1	R4=3
11.	R2=6	P7+1
12.	P3+1	H7+6
13.	R6+3	C5=7
14.	H3+4	E7+5
15.	R6-5	P7+1 ×Soldier
16.	H4+6	R3=1 ×Soldier
17.	C4+7 ×Advisor	C3=4
18.	H6-8

Final position

10 moves

18 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 5 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 15: C7=6 16. H4+6 C6+5 17. A5+4 R3+1 18. R6=7 R2=4 19. P3+1 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 14: P7+1 15. C4+3 P7=6 16. R6=3 E7+5 17. C4+2 C3=6 18. R3=4 R3+1 19. C8+2 R3-1 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 13: P7+1 14. R6=7 P7+1 15. H3-2 H6+4 16. C8=9 R2=8 17. C9+4 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 9: R4=3 10. C8+4 P3+1 11. C8=3 R2+9+ 12. H7-8 E7+9 13. C4+1 R3+2 14. H8+9 R3=2 15. H9+7 R2+1+ 16. A5-6 C5=4 17. A4+5 C3+4 18. C4=7 E3+5 19. P9+1 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 13: 13. H8+6 R3+3+ 14. A5-6 R3-1 15. R2=6 C3=2 16. R6=8 C2=4 Try it on the board

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