50. Red Develops the Right Horse (3)

"50. Red Develops the Right Horse (3)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 20 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.	H3+4	R4=6
8.	H4+3 ×Soldier	R6+3
9.	C5=3	C5=4
10.	E7+5	P3+1
11.	H7+6	R6=4
12.	P7+1 ×Soldier	R4=3 ×Soldier
13.	H3-4	E7+5
14.	H6-8	R3=6
15.	C8+5 ×Cannon	C4=2 ×Cannon
16.	C3+5 ×Horse	R6-2
17.	R9=7	H3-5
18.	H4+5 ×Soldier	H5+7 ×Cannon
19.	H5+3 ×Horse	R6=7 ×Horse
20.	R2+6

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 9 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 8: R6+2 9. P3+1 R1=4 10. R2+4 R4+3 11. R2=3 C2+2 12. P3=4 C2=6 13. H3-4 R4+4 14. R3+3 C6+5 15. H4+2 R6+5 16. H2-3 R6=7 17. H3+4 R7-6 18. H4+3 C6-2 19. H3-5 C6=3 20. H5+7 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 16: R6-2 17. A6+5 C6-2 18. A5+4 R6+1 19. C5+4+ H3+5 20. C8=4 H5-7+ 21. E3+5 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 14: 14. A4+5 H7+8 15. C8+2 C5=6 16. R9+1 R4-7 17. R3=2 R6=7 18. E3+1 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 12: R4=6 13. C5=4 +R=5 14. H3-4 H7+6 15. R3+5 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 10: R4+5 11. C8-1 R4+2 12. C8+3 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 11: 11. E7+9 R4=3 12. R9=7 C2+4 13. A6+5 Try it on the board
Variation 7, from move 9: 9. C5=3 P5+1 10. A6+5 P5+1 11. P5+1 P3+1 12. E7+5 P3+1 13. E5+7 H3+5 14. R9=6 C5+3+ 15. E3+5 Try it on the board
Variation 8, from move 11: H3+5 12. E7+5 C5+3 13. C8+1 R1=4 14. C8=5 C2=5 Try it on the board
Variation 9, from move 8: 8. C8+2 P3+1 9. C5=4 C5=6 10. H4+3 C6+7 Try it on the board

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