41. Red's River-Riding Chariot (5)

"41. Red's River-Riding Chariot (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.	R2+5	E7+9
8.	H3+4	P7+1
9.	R2-1	P7+1 ×Soldier
10.	R2=3 ×Soldier	H7+6
11.	C5=2	R4=7
12.	R3+4 ×Chariot	R1=7 ×Chariot
13.	H4+6	R7+8 ×Elephant
14.	H6+7 ×Horse	H6+5 ×Soldier
15.	E7+5	R7-3
16.	-H+6	H5-4
17.	A6+5	H4-3 ×Horse
18.	R9=6	P5+1

Final position

10 moves

18 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 6 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 16: 16. A6+5 H5+3 17. C2=7 C5=8 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 13: 13. E7+5 R7=4 14. A6+5 C5=6 15. C8+2 P3+1 16. R9=6 R4+8+ 17. A5-6 P3+1 18. E5+7 C6+3 19. C8=4 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 14: 14. C2=4 H6+4 15. H7+6 R4+4 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 13: 13. C2=4 C5=6 14. C8+2 H6-4 15. C4+5 C2=6 16. E7+5 R7+3 17. A6+5 R7=6 18. R9=6 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 14: 14. H4+6 H6-4 15. E7+5 R7+3 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 11: C5=8 12. A6+5 R4=7 13. R3+4 R1=7 14. E7+5 Try it on the board

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