18. Red Develops the Right Horse (1)

"18. Red Develops the Right Horse (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.	H3+4	R4+7
7.	C8+4	A4+5
8.	R2+4	R4-1
9.	R9+2	P1+1
10.	A4+5	R4-2
11.	P3+1	P7+1 ×Soldier
12.	P7+1	R4=3 ×Soldier
13.	C5=3	E7+9
14.	E3+5	R3-1
15.	H7+6

Final position

10 moves

15 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 8: 8. R2+5 R4=2 9. C8=5 H7+5 10. C5+4 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 8: 8. P7+1 C2=3 9. R2+5 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 8: 8. H4+5 R4=2 9. H5+3 R2-5 10. H3-5 R2+3 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 7: 7. E7+9 R1+1 8. A6+5 R1=6 9. H4+5 R6+2 10. P7+1 A4+5 11. H5-6 C5=4 12. C8+3 C4+2 13. P7+1 C4=2 14. P7=8 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 7: P1+1 8. A6+5 C2=4 9. C8+4 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 7: 7. C5=4 R4-3 8. H4+3 R4=7 9. H3+5 E7+5 10. E7+5 R7-1 11. R2+4 C2=4 12. R9=8 P1+1 13. C8+5 R7=4 14. A6+5 Try it on the board

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