22. Red Develops the Right Horse (5)

"22. Red Develops the Right Horse (5)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 16 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.	H3+4	A4+5
7.	P7+1	C2=3
8.	R2+5	R1=2
9.	R2=6	R2+1
10.	R9=8	P1+1
11.	C5=3	E7+9
12.	E7+5	R4+3 ×Chariot
13.	H4+6 ×Chariot	R2+3
14.	H6+7 ×Cannon	R2-2
15.	+H+8	R2-2 ×Horse
16.	C8+5

Final position

10 moves

16 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 5 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 8: 8. R9=8 R1=2 9. R2+5 R2+6 10. R2=6 R4+3 11. H4+6 C3+3 12. C5=3 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 9: 9. C8+4 R4+6 10. R8+2 C5+4+ 11. A4+5 C5-1 12. E7+9 E7+5 13. R2+3 R4-3 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 7: 7. A6+5 C2=3 8. R9=8 R1=2 9. C8+4 R4+4 10. H4+5 H7+5 11. C5+4 P9+1 12. R2+5 C3+4 13. R8+3 R4+1 14. E7+5 H1-3 15. C8-1 K5=4 16. C5=4 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 12: P3+1 13. R2=7 R4-2 14. C5-2 R4=2 15. R8+6 R2+3 16. R7+2 R2=3 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 7: 7. H4+5 H7+5 8. C5+4 R4+2 9. C5-2 C2+2 Try it on the board

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