61. Red's River-Patrol Chariot (2)

"61. Red's River-Patrol Chariot (2)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 22 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.	C8+2	R1=3
8.	R2+5	P5+1
9.	H7+6	P3+1
10.	C5=6	P5+1
11.	C6+6 ×Chariot	P5=4+ ×Horse
12.	E7+5	P3+1 ×Soldier
13.	C8=6 ×Soldier	P3=4 ×Cannon
14.	R9=7	R3=4 ×Cannon
15.	R7+7 ×Horse	C2+7+
16.	R7-7	R4=2
17.	R2=6	R2+4
18.	H3+4	P4=5
19.	P5+1 ×Soldier	R2=5 ×Soldier
20.	A4+5	R5=6 ×Horse
21.	R7=8 ×Cannon	R6=7 ×Soldier
22.	R6=5

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

22 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 10: 10. H6+7 R4+7 11. P7+1 R3=4 12. A4+5 -R+4 13. P7=8 C2+3 14. H7-6 R4-3 15. C5+3+ H3+5 16. E7+5 P7+1 17. R2=3 A4+5 18. C5+2+ E7+5 19. R3=5 C2+2 20. A5+6 Try it on the board

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