69. Black Develops the Standard Horse (1)
"69. Black Develops the Standard Horse (1)" 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. | A6+5 | H2+3 |
| 6. | P7+1 | R1+1 |
| 7. | C8=9 | R4+5 |
| 8. | R9=8 | R4=3 |
| 9. | R8+2 | R1=4 |
| 10. | C5=4 | C2+4 |
| 11. | E7+5 | R4=6 |
| 12. | C9-2 | C2=5 |
| 13. | C9=7 | R3=4 |
| 14. | H7+5 | C5+4 |
| 15. | R8=6 | R4=3 |
| 16. | K5=6 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 7 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 12: 12. P3+1 C2=5 13. H7+5 C5+4 14. R8-2 P5+1 15. R2+7 H7+5 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 11: 11. C4+1 C2=5+ 12. H3+5 C5+4+ 13. E7+5 C5-2 14. C4=5 P3+1 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 8: 8. C5=4 R1=6 9. R9=8 C2+4 Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 6: 6. R2+4 R4+7 7. E7+9 R1+1 8. R2=7 P3+1 9. R7+1 H3+4 10. P3+1 E3+1 11. C8+4 R1=4 12. C5=6 H4+5 13. H3+5 C5+4+ 14. C6=5 +R-1 15. R7+2 +R=3 16. R7=8 R3=2 17. C8-3 C5-2 Try it on the board
- Variation 5, from move 12: 12. R9=6 +R+1+ 13. A5-6 R4+2 Try it on the board
- Variation 6, from move 11: 11. R7-1 H4-2 12. R7+2 C2+5 13. C5=8 Try it on the board
- Variation 7, from move 5: R4+5 6. C5=4 R4=3 7. E7+5 Try it on the board
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