15. Red's Chariot Rides the River (2)

"15. Red's Chariot Rides the River (2)" 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	P3+1
5.	R2+5	R9=3
6.	E7+9	C5-1
7.	A6+5	E3+5
8.	R9=6	P7+1
9.	R2+1	C2=3
10.	P5+1	R3=4
11.	H7+5	C3+1
12.	R2+2	H7+6
13.	P5+1	H6+5 ×Horse
14.	H3+5 ×Horse	P5+1 ×Soldier
15.	H5+4	R4+8+ ×Chariot
16.	A5-6 ×Chariot	R1+2
17.	R2=4	C3-2
18.	R4-2	C5=8
19.	C8+3

Final position

10 moves

19 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 16: C3-2 17. H4+5 E7+5 18. C5+5+ C5=4 19. C8+4 C3+2 20. C8=1 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 12: 12. R2+1 H7+6 13. P5+1 R4+8+ 14. A5-6 H6+7 15. P5=6 C3+3 16. R2-3 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 9: H7+6 10. R2=4 H6+7 11. R4-3 H7-8 12. P5+1 P7+1 13. R4+5 C5=4 14. P5+1 A4+5 15. R4-3 H8-7 16. R4+1 C2=4 17. R6=8 +C+1 18. R4-3 H2+3 19. R4=5 P5+1 20. R5+2 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 14: 14. C8+7+ A4+5 15. C8=4 R1+1 16. R4-3 H8-7 17. R4+1 A5-6 18. H3+5 C4=7 19. E3+1 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 10: 10. P5+1 P7+1 11. R2=4 H6+7 12. H3+5 Try it on the board

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