26. Red Adds the Left Advisor (4)

"26. Red Adds the Left Advisor (4)" 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+1
6.	A6+5	C2=3
7.	R9=8	R4+4
8.	C5=4	R4=7 ×Soldier
9.	H3+2	R1=2
10.	C8+4	A4+5
11.	E7+5	R7-1
12.	H2+1 ×Soldier	H7+9 ×Horse
13.	R2+6	C5=7
14.	C8=5+ ×Soldier	E3+5
15.	R8+9+ ×Chariot	H1-2 ×Chariot
16.	R2=1 ×Horse	R7+5 ×Elephant
17.	C5=9 ×Soldier	P3+1
18.	R1-2	R7-5
19.	R1=8

Final position

10 moves

19 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 13: P1+1 14. R2=1 R7=2 15. R8+5 H1+2 16. C8=5 H2+4 17. R1=3 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 11: 11. E3+5 R7-1 12. R2=3 R7+5 13. E5-3 P7+1 14. E7+5 P3+1 15. C4=3 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 9: 9. R2+2 R1=2 10. E3+5 R7-1 11. C8+4 P1+1 12. H3+4 H1+2 13. H4+5 R7=6 14. H5+7 R2+3 15. C4=3 R6=7 16. C3+2 R2-1 17. C3=5+ A4+5 18. R2+5 R2=3 19. R2=3 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 15: 15. R2+2 R2-1 16. R2=8 C5=4 17. C4+2 E7+5 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 13: R7=5 14. H5+3 R2+3 15. H3+4 K5=6 16. R2+7 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 12: R7=2 13. R8+5 H1+2 14. C8=5+ H7+5 15. H4+5 C3+4 16. R2+6 Try it on the board

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