38. Red's River-Riding Chariot (2)

"38. Red's River-Riding Chariot (2)" 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.	R2+5	R4+5
8.	E7+9	R1=6
9.	C8+2	P5+1
10.	A6+5	R4=3
11.	R9=7	H3+5
12.	H3+4	P5+1
13.	H4+5 ×Horse	P5+1 ×Soldier
14.	H7+5 ×Soldier	R3=5 ×Horse
15.	H5-6	C5+5+ ×Cannon
16.	E3+5 ×Cannon	R5=2
17.	C8+1

Final position

10 moves

17 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 14: R3+3+ 15. E9-7 H7+5 16. H5+4 C5+5+ 17. E7+5 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 9: P7+1 10. R2-1 H7+6 11. H3+4 R4+1 12. R9=7 R6=7 13. P3+1 R7+3 14. A6+5 R4-6 15. R7=6 R4+8+ 16. A5-6 C5=7 17. E3+1 E3+5 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 13: 13. A6+5 P7+1 14. R2+1 R4+1 15. R2=4 P7=6 16. C8=4 R7+8 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 14: 14. A5+6 P7=8 15. H4+6 R7=3 16. A6-5 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 11: R4=3 12. R9=7 H6+4 13. H4+6 R3+1 14. C8=6 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 10: 10. R2=3 H7+6 11. H3+4 R4=3 12. R9=7 E7+9 13. R3=2 C2+2 14. R2+2 P3+1 Try it on the board

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