63. Red Adds the Left Advisor (1)

"63. Red Adds the Left Advisor (1)" 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.	P3+1	H2+3
6.	P7+1	R1+1
7.	A6+5	R1=3
8.	H3+4	P3+1
9.	P7+1 ×Soldier	H3+4
10.	H4+6 ×Horse	R3+3 ×Soldier
11.	H7+8	C2+5 ×Cannon
12.	H6+5 ×Cannon	E7+5 ×Horse
13.	R2+7	R4=2
14.	H8+9 ×Soldier	R2+2
15.	R9=8	R3=2
16.	R2=3 ×Horse	-R=1 ×Horse
17.	R3-1 ×Soldier

Final position

10 moves

17 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 1 variation. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 9: H3-5 10. R2+5 P7+1 11. R2=3 E7+9 12. R3=6 R4+3 13. H4+6 R3+3 14. H6+5 E3+5 15. H7+6 R3=4 16. H6-7 R4+2 17. C5=2 R4=3 18. E7+5 C2=3 19. C8+7+ H5-3 20. H7-9 H7+6 21. R9=6 A6+5 22. P5+1 Try it on the board

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