70. Black Develops the Standard Horse (2)

"70. Black Develops the Standard Horse (2)" 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.	H8+7	R9=4
5.	A6+5	H2+3
6.	P7+1	P7+1
7.	R2+4	R1+1
8.	C8=9	R4+5
9.	R9=8	R4=3
10.	R8+2	R1=4
11.	C5=4	C2+4
12.	E7+5	C2=5 ×Soldier
13.	C4+5	-C-1
14.	H3+5 ×Cannon	C5+5 ×Horse
15.	H7+5 ×Cannon	R3=5 ×Horse
16.	R8+5	R5=1 ×Soldier
17.	C4-5

Final position

10 moves

17 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 11: 11. C5=6 C2+4 12. C6-2 H7+6 13. R2=4 R4+3 14. E7+5 C5=6 15. R4=2 E3+5 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 10: P3+1 11. C9-1 R3-1 12. P5+1 R3+1 13. C9=7 R3=4 14. P5+1 R4+2 15. C7+4 E3+1 16. C7=3 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 8: 8. C8+2 H7+6 9. R2=4 R4+3 10. P5+1 H6-4 11. H3+5 R4+2 12. E7+9 C2=1 13. R9=6 R4+3+ 14. A5-6 R1=2 15. R4+1 P5+1 16. R4=5 A4+5 17. H5-3 H4-6 18. R5=4 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 13: 13. C8+2 R1=2 14. C8=6 R4-3 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 8: R4+5 9. H7+6 R1=4 10. E7+9 -R+3 11. R9=6 +R+3+ 12. A5-6 C2=1 13. C5=6 R4=2 14. H6+7 C1+4 Try it on the board

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