56. Red Adds the Left Advisor (5)

"56. Red Adds the Left Advisor (5)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 18 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	R4+5
8.	C5=4	R1=6
9.	E7+5	P5+1
10.	C8+2	R6+5
11.	H3+4	R4-3
12.	R9=6	R4+6+ ×Chariot
13.	K5=6 ×Chariot	P3+1
14.	H4-6	H3+5
15.	H6+7 ×Soldier	H5+3 ×Horse
16.	P7+1 ×Horse	P5+1
17.	R2+5	P5+1 ×Soldier
18.	R2=5

Final position

10 moves

18 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 5 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 14: P3+1 15. H6+5 R6-2 16. H5-7 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 11: P5+1 12. C8=5+ H3+5 13. H4+3 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 9: 9. C8+2 R6+5 10. E7+5 C5+4 11. H7+5 R4=5 12. C8-2 P5+1 13. R9=6 R5=4 14. H3+2 R4+3+ 15. A5-6 R6-3 16. C4=3 P5+1 17. R2+3 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 10: R6=7 11. R2+2 C5+4 12. H7+5 R4=5 13. C4+5 C2=6 14. H3+5 R7=5 15. R9=8 P5+1 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 11: 11. C4+5 R7+1 12. C4=7 H7-5 13. C7+1 C5+4 14. H7+5 R4=5 Try it on the board

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