23. Red Adds the Left Advisor (1)
"23. Red Adds the Left Advisor (1)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 20 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 | R4+4 |
| 7. | C5=4 | R4=7 |
| 8. | H3+2 | C2=3 |
| 9. | R9=8 | R7-1 |
| 10. | E3+5 | R1=2 |
| 11. | C8+4 | R7=8 |
| 12. | H2-3 | R8+5 |
| 13. | H3-2 | P7+1 |
| 14. | H2+3 | C5-1 |
| 15. | H3+4 | E3+5 |
| 16. | H4+6 | C3=4 |
| 17. | P7+1 | C5=4 |
| 18. | H6-4 | -C=9 |
| 19. | C4=3 | A6+5 |
| 20. | C8+1 | H7+6 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 4 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 14: P7+1 15. E5+3 C3+4 16. E3-5 P3+1 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 8: 8. R2+2 C2=3 9. R9=8 R1=2 10. E7+5 R7+1 11. C4-1 R7=6 12. C4=3 R2+6 13. P7+1 R2=3 14. H3+2 R6=7 15. C3+5 H7-9 16. C8+6 R3+1 17. C8=3 H9+7 18. H2+4 R7-2 19. H4+5 E7+5 20. R8+7 C3-1 21. R2+5 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 15: A6+5 16. C8+5 P3+1 17. C3+3 H7-8 18. C8=5+ E3+5 19. C3=6 A5-4 20. H2+4 R7-6 21. R8+7 Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 10: R7-1 11. C8+4 P1+1 12. H3+4 Try it on the board
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