55. Red Adds the Left Advisor (4)

"55. Red Adds the Left Advisor (4)" 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.	A6+5	R4+5
8.	E7+9	R4=3
9.	R9=7	R1=6
10.	H7-6	R3=4
11.	R2+6	R6+5
12.	P7+1	P3+1 ×Soldier
13.	R7+5 ×Soldier	H3+4
14.	R2-1	H4+5 ×Soldier
15.	H3+5 ×Horse	C5+4 ×Horse
16.	R7+2	C2+4
17.	R7=3 ×Horse	E3+5
18.	H6+7	C5-1
19.	R3-1 ×Soldier	R4=3
20.	R3=5 ×Soldier	R6-1
21.	R2=8	C2=9 ×Soldier
22.	R8-1

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

22 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 10: R3+3 11. E9-7 R6+3 12. R2+6 C5-1 13. C5=7 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 10: 10. C8+2 P3+1 11. R2+5 P3+1 12. R2=7 H3+4 13. C8+1 H4+6 14. H3+4 R6+4 15. +R+2 R3=2 16. +R=8 P3+1 17. R7=8 R2+3+ 18. H7-8 R6=2 19. H8+6 P3=4 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 11: 11. P7+1 R3-2 12. C8=7 H3+2 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 12: 12. H7+6 R3+5+ 13. E9-7 H3+4 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 10: 10. R2+6 R6+5 11. R2=3 R6=7 12. R3+1 R7+1 13. C5+4+ H3+5 14. R3=5+ E3+5 15. C8=3 H5+4 16. A5+6 H4+3 17. R7+2 R3=5+ 18. A6-5 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 13: C5+4+ 14. H7+5 R3+3+ 15. E9-7 C2=7 16. H5-3 H3+5 17. E3+5 Try it on the board
Variation 7, from move 12: 12. H7-6 R3+3 13. E9-7 C5-1 14. C5=7 C5=7 15. R3=4 E7+5 16. E7+5 Try it on the board
Variation 8, from move 12: R3=2 13. C8=7 C5-1 14. E3+1 Try it on the board
Variation 9, from move 11: C5-1 12. H7-6 R3+3 13. E9-7 Try it on the board
Variation 10, from move 10: 10. R2+5 P7+1 11. R2=3 H7+6 12. H7-6 R3+3 13. E9-7 E7+9 14. R3=2 C5=7 15. E3+1 C7+5 16. C8=3 C2+7 17. R2+2 E3+5 18. R2=1 A4+5 19. P3+1 H6+4 20. C5=4 R6+1 21. R1=4 A5+6 22. P3+1 P3+1 Try it on the board
Variation 11, from move 15: H6+4 16. R2=6 H4+6 17. C5=4 R6=8 18. H3+4 Try it on the board
Variation 12, from move 12: 12. C8+2 P3+1 13. C5=4 H6+5 14. H7+5 R3=5 15. H3+4 R5=6 16. R7+2 Try it on the board

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