62. Red Develops the Right Horse

"62. Red Develops the Right Horse" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 21 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.	H3+4	R1=3
8.	R2+5	R4+7
9.	E7+9	P7+1
10.	R2=3 ×Soldier	E7+9
11.	R3+1	H3-5
12.	A6+5	C2+1
13.	H4+5 ×Soldier	H7+5 ×Horse
14.	C5+4 ×Horse	R4-5
15.	H7+6	R4+2 ×Horse
16.	C5=8 ×Cannon	R4+1
17.	R9=6	R4+3+ ×Chariot
18.	K5=6 ×Chariot	R3=4+
19.	-C=6	R4+5
20.	P5+1	R4=5
21.	P7+1

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

21 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 11: 11. R3+2 C5+4+ 12. H7+5 C2=7 13. H5+4+ C7=5 14. +H+5 E3+5 15. C8+4 E9-7 16. H4+5 A4+5 17. R9=8 H3+5 18. C8=5 P3+1 19. P7+1 R3+3 20. A4+5 Try it on the board

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