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

"75. Red's River-Patrol Chariot and Standard Horse (2)" 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.	P7+1	R4+5
7.	C8+4	A4+5
8.	P9+1	R4=2
9.	C8=5 ×Soldier	H7+5 ×Cannon
10.	C5+4 ×Horse	C2+1
11.	C5-2	P3+1
12.	P7+1 ×Soldier	R2=3
13.	R9+2	R3-2 ×Soldier
14.	E3+5	R3+2
15.	C5=4	C2=3
16.	C4-1	R3-2
17.	C4-1	R1=2
18.	A6+5

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 13: 13. P7=8 C2=5 14. R9+2 R1=2 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 11: R1=2 12. E7+5 +R=3 13. R9=7 C2+2 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 8: 8. R2=6 R4=3 9. R9+2 P1+1 10. R6+1 H1+2 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 7: R4=3 8. R9+2 A4+5 9. R2=6 P1+1 10. C8=5 H7+5 11. C5+4 H1+2 12. R6+3 C2+1 13. C5-1 H2-4 14. R9=8 H4-6 15. C5-1 H6+5 16. R6-2 C5+3+ 17. P5+1 H5-4 18. E7+5 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 10: 10. R6+1 H1+2 11. P7+1 R3-2 12. R6=7 P3+1 13. C8=3 E7+9 14. H7+6 P3+1 15. H6+4 P5+1 Try it on the board

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