73. Red's River-Patrol Chariot and Standard Advisor
"73. Red's River-Patrol Chariot and Standard Advisor" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 17 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. | A4+5 | H2+3 |
| 6. | H8+7 | R4+5 |
| 7. | C5=4 | R1+1 |
| 8. | C8+2 | P3+1 |
| 9. | C8=4 | H3+2 |
| 10. | E7+5 | C5+4 |
| 11. | H7+5 | R4=5 |
| 12. | +C=8 | C2+3 |
| 13. | R2=8 | H2-3 |
| 14. | R8=3 | R5=6 |
| 15. | R3+2 | H7-5 |
| 16. | R9=8 | R1=4 |
| 17. | R8+4 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 6 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 12: 12. -C+7 R5=7 13. -C=3 H7-6 14. C3+5+ H6+7 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 8: 8. C4+5 P5+1 9. C4=7 H7+5 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 7: 7. R2=7 P3+1 8. R7+1 H3+4 9. C8+1 R4=3 10. R7=6 R3+1 Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 6: 6. H8+9 P7+1 7. C8=7 H7+6 8. R9=8 R1=2 9. R8+6 A4+5 10. P9+1 C5=7 11. R8=7 E7+5 12. C7=8 R2=1 13. R2=4 H6+4 14. R7-2 H4+5 15. E3+5 P1+1 16. P9+1 R1+4 17. C8=6 Try it on the board
- Variation 5, from move 11: 11. R2=4 H6+4 12. C7=6 H4+5 13. E3+5 Try it on the board
- Variation 6, from move 10: R4+4 11. R2=6 H6+4 12. C7-1 C2=1 13. R8+3 H3-2 14. H9+8 Try it on the board
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