58. Red Flies the Edge Elephant (2)

"58. Red Flies the Edge Elephant (2)" 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.	P3+1	H2+3
6.	P7+1	R1+1
7.	E7+9	R4+5
8.	H3+4	R4=3
9.	R9=7	P3+1
10.	R2+5	R1=6
11.	R2=7 ×Soldier	R6+4 ×Horse
12.	C8+2	R6+3
13.	+R+2 ×Horse	C2+2
14.	A6+5	R6=7
15.	+R+2 ×Elephant	R7+1 ×Elephant
16.	+R-4	C2-2

Final position

10 moves

16 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 12 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 14: 14. P7+1 R6=2 15. C8=7 C2+2 16. P7=6 E3+1 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 13: C2-1 14. +R+1 C2+1 15. A6+5 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 12: R6-3 13. +R+2 C5+4+ 14. H7+5 R3+3 15. R7=4 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 10: C2+3 11. P7+1 R1=6 12. H4+3 R6+2 13. P3+1 P5+1 14. R2-1 C2-4 15. P7+1 R3-3 16. H7+6 R3+6 17. E9-7 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 12: 12. H4+6 H3+4 13. R2=6 R6+4 14. A6+5 R6=7 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 11: 11. H4-3 P3+1 12. R2=7 R1+1 13. H7-5 C2=7 14. +R-1 R3-1 15. R7+4 P7+1 16. R7+1 E7+9 17. E3+1 C7+1 18. H5+7 Try it on the board
Variation 7, from move 10: P5+1 11. C5+3+ H3+5 12. H4+5 H7+5 13. C5+2 E3+5 14. R2=5 H5-7 15. P7+1 R1=3 16. H7-5 +R+3 17. E9-7 R3+3 18. R5=7 E5+3 19. H5+6 Try it on the board
Variation 8, from move 10: P7+1 11. R2=3 R1=6 12. H4+3 R6+2 13. R3=7 R6=7 14. +R+2 C2+4 15. E3+1 R7=6 16. P3+1 E7+9 17. H7-5 R3+3 18. H5-7 E9+7 Try it on the board
Variation 9, from move 12: 12. H4+6 H3+4 13. R3=6 R6+3 14. R6=4 H7+6 15. P7+1 C2=3 Try it on the board
Variation 10, from move 12: 12. R3+2 R6+4 13. R3-2 C2+4 14. R3=7 R6=3 15. +R-1 R3-1 16. P3+1 R3+1 Try it on the board
Variation 11, from move 10: C2+4 11. A6+5 R1=6 12. H4+3 R6+2 13. C5=3 P5+1 14. P7+1 H3+5 15. P7=6 P5+1 16. P6=5 H5+3 17. +P=6 C2=5+ 18. H7+5 C5+4+ 19. E3+5 R3+3+ 20. E9-7 H3+4 Try it on the board
Variation 12, from move 13: C2=5+ 14. H7+5 C5+4+ 15. E3+5 R3+3+ 16. E9-7 Try it on the board

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