48. Red Develops the Right Horse (1)
"48. Red Develops the Right Horse (1)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 17 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+7 |
| 8. | C8+4 | R1=6 |
| 9. | H4+5 | R6+7 |
| 10. | R2+2 | H3+5 |
| 11. | C8=5+ | H7+5 |
| 12. | C5+4+ | A6+5 |
| 13. | R9=8 | C2+6 |
| 14. | A6+5 | K5=6 |
| 15. | R2=4+ | R6-1 |
| 16. | A5+4 | C5=2 |
| 17. | R8=9 | R4-1 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 4 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 11: A6+5 12. A4+5 H7+5 13. C5+4 C2+5 14. R2+1 K5=6 15. R9=8 C2+1 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 8: 8. C5=4 P5+1 9. A6+5 P5+1 10. P5+1 H3+5 11. H4+5 H7+5 12. C8+2 R1=6 13. C4=5 H5+6 14. C5+5 E3+5 15. R2+2 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 10: P3+1 11. E3+5 H3+5 12. H4+5 H7+5 13. P5+1 C5+2 14. R2+3 Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 11: 11. P7+1 H3+5 12. H4+5 H7+5 13. C4=5 H5+3 Try it on the board
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