57. Red Flies the Edge Elephant (1)

"57. Red Flies the Edge Elephant (1)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 19 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	R1=4
10.	R2+5	R4+4
11.	H4+6	P7+1
12.	R2=3 ×Soldier	E7+9
13.	H6+5 ×Cannon	E9+7 ×Chariot
14.	H5+3+	K5+1
15.	C5=2	K5=4
16.	C2+1	R3+1 ×Horse
17.	R7+2 ×Chariot	R4+4+ ×Advisor
18.	K5+1	R4-1+
19.	K5-1

Final position

10 moves

19 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 3 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 10: P5+1 11. R2=5 R4+4 12. C8+2 R4+2 13. H4+6 R3+1 14. C5=7 H7+5 15. H6+5 C2=5 16. R5=4 H5+4+ 17. R4=5 H4+3 18. C8+3 C5-1 19. A6+5 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 11: 11. C5+3+ H7+5 12. H4+5 H3+5 13. C5+2 E7+5 14. R2=5 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 11: A4+5 12. A4+5 C2+4 13. E3+5 Try it on the board

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