17. Red Advances the Third-File Soldier (2)

"17. Red Advances the Third-File Soldier (2)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 17 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	P3+1
5.	P3+1	C2=3
6.	E7+9	P3+1
7.	E9+7 ×Soldier	R9=4
8.	R9=8	H2+1
9.	C8=9	H1+3
10.	C5=4	H3+5
11.	E3+5	H5+4
12.	R8+1	C3+4 ×Soldier
13.	C4+1	H4+3+
14.	K5+1	C3=6 ×Cannon
15.	R8=7 ×Horse	R4+8 ×Advisor
16.	R7=6	R4-1+ ×Chariot
17.	K5=6 ×Chariot	R1+2

Final position

10 moves

17 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 13: 13. C9-1 C3=5+ 14. H7+5 C5+4+ 15. A4+5 C5-1 16. C9+1 R4=6 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 9: 9. C8+5 R1=2 10. C8=5 R2+9 11. H7-8 E7+5 12. H8+9 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 8: R4+5 9. C8+4 H2+1 10. C8=3 E7+9 11. C5=4 R4=3 12. E3+5 R1+1 13. H3+4 R1=4 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 6: H2+1 7. C8+4 P3+1 8. E9+7 H1+3 9. C8=5+ H7+5 10. C5+4+ A4+5 11. H3+4 R9=6 12. H4+6 R6+3 13. H6+7 R1+2 14. +H+8 R1=2 15. R9=8 R2+7 16. H7-8 R6=2 17. -H+6 R2-4 18. R2+5 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 14: 14. A6+5 R1=3 15. R9=6 R6+1 16. C5-2 R3=2 17. R2+2 R2+4 18. R2=6 H3+5 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 5: H2+3 6. R2+5 R9=4 7. R2=7 Try it on the board

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