46. Red Adds the Standard Advisor

"46. Red Adds the Standard Advisor" 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.	A4+5	R4+7
8.	C5=4	R1=6
9.	E3+5	P5+1
10.	C8+2	R6+5
11.	H3+2	C5+4 ×Soldier
12.	P3+1	R6+1 ×Cannon
13.	H7+5 ×Cannon	R6=5 ×Elephant
14.	H2-3	C2-1
15.	P3+1 ×Soldier	C2=5
16.	R2+3	C5+5 ×Horse
17.	H3+5 ×Cannon	H7+5
18.	P3=4	H5-4
19.	R9=8

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 12: 12. H7+5 R6=5 13. C8+2 H3+5 14. C8=5 H7+5 15. R9=8 C2+4 16. H2+3 P5+1 17. R2+5 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 8: P5+1 9. H3+4 P5+1 10. P5+1 H7+5 11. H4+5 H3+5 12. C8+2 R1=6 13. C4=5 H5+6 14. C5+5 E3+5 15. R2+2 P7+1 16. P3+1 R6=7 17. P7+1 H6-5 18. P7+1 R7+3 19. E3+5 H5+3 20. E5+7 E5-3 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 17: 17. R2=4 H6+8 18. R4=3 R7+3 19. R3+3 E5+7 Try it on the board

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