37. Red's River-Riding Chariot (1)

"37. Red's River-Riding Chariot (1)" 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	R4+5
8.	H3+4	R4=3
9.	H7-5	R3=5 ×Soldier
10.	C8=7	R5-1
11.	H5+3	C2+4
12.	R2-2	C2=7
13.	R2=3 ×Cannon	R5=6 ×Horse
14.	C7+4 ×Soldier	H3-5
15.	C5+5+ ×Cannon	E7+5 ×Cannon
16.	E7+5	P5+1
17.	R3=7	R6-1
18.	A6+5

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 15: 15. C7=3 R6=3 16. P3+1 R1=3 17. C3=2 +R+1 18. R3+1 -R+4 19. R3=7 R3-1 20. P3+1 R3=7 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 11: R5=3 12. R9+2 P3+1 13. R9=8 C2+3 14. E7+9 C5+5 15. H4-5 R3=7 16. R2=7 C2=5+ 17. A6+5 H7-5 18. R8+2 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 10: 10. P7+1 R5=3 11. P7=6 R1=6 12. H5+3 R3=7 13. H4+3 R7-1 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 10: 10. H4+6 R5-2 11. R2=5 C5+2 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 9: R1=4 10. H5+3 C2+3 11. R2=6 R4=6 12. H4+3 R6+2 13. P3+1 R3-1 14. A6+5 A6+5 15. E7+9 P3+1 16. R6+3 R3=7 17. C5=7 R7-1 18. E3+5 R6=7 19. C7+5 +R+3 20. R6=7 K5=6 21. C7+2+ K6+1 22. C8=3 R7+4 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 14: 14. R6+2 R3-1 15. R6=7 R3=7 16. R7-1 R6=7 17. C8=7 +R+3 18. C7+7+ A4+5 19. C7=9 C5+4+ 20. A6+5 A5+4 Try it on the board

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