35. Red Advances the Seventh-File Soldier (1)

"35. Red Advances the Seventh-File Soldier (1)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 15 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+1
6.	P7+1	C2=3
7.	H7+8	R4+4
8.	H8+9 ×Soldier	R1=2
9.	H9+7 ×Cannon	R2+7 ×Cannon
10.	H7-5 ×Soldier	H7+5 ×Horse
11.	C5+4+ ×Horse	C5+4 ×Soldier
12.	H3+5 ×Cannon	R4=5
13.	C5=1 ×Soldier	R5+1+ ×Horse
14.	E7+5	R5=9 ×Soldier
15.	R2+6

Final position

10 moves

15 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 9 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 7: 7. R9=8 P3+1 8. R2+5 P3+1 9. R2=7 R4=3 10. C8=9 P3+1 11. C9+4 C3=4 12. R7=6 H1-2 13. R8+6 C4-1 14. H7-5 H2+3 15. R6=7 C4=5 16. R8=6 +C+4 17. C9=7 R3=2 18. H3+5 C5+5 19. C7=5 H3+5 20. R7=5 C5+2 21. R5+1+ R2=5 22. R5+2+ Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 12: R1=2 13. R6+2 P3+1 14. R8+9 H1-2 15. R6-1 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 11: R1=2 12. R8+9 H1-2 13. R7-2 H2+1 14. H7-9 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 11: H1-2 12. R7-2 R1+3 13. R8+9 C3+1 14. H7-9 C5=3 15. R7=6 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 7: 7. R2+5 R1=2 8. H3+4 R2+6 9. C5=3 P3+1 10. R2=7 C3+1 11. H4+6 R4+2 12. C3=6 R2=4 13. A6+5 C5=3 14. H7+8 P5+1 15. C8-1 +R-2 16. C6+4 -C+2 17. P7+1 R4=3 18. H8+7 H1+3 19. C6=9 R3=2 20. C8=6 H3+4 21. P9+1 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 14: -C+2 15. P7+1 +R-1 16. P7+1 H1+3 17. H8+9 H3-1 Try it on the board
Variation 7, from move 14: 14. H6-4 -C+2 15. H4-6 R4+3 16. P7+1 C3+4 Try it on the board
Variation 8, from move 14: 14. C8+4 -R+1 15. C6+3 -C+2 16. P7+1 C3+4 Try it on the board
Variation 9, from move 6: R4+5 Try it on the board

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