14. Red's Chariot Rides the River (1)

"14. Red's Chariot Rides the River (1)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 18 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	H2+1
7.	A6+5	A4+5
8.	R9=6	C5=4
9.	P5+1	P7+1
10.	R2=3 ×Soldier	E3+5
11.	R3-1	C4-2
12.	P5+1	C2=4
13.	R6=8	H1+3
14.	P5+1 ×Soldier	H7+5 ×Soldier
15.	H7+5	H5+4
16.	C8=6	H4+5 ×Cannon
17.	E3+5 ×Horse	-C+7 ×Cannon
18.	A5+6 ×Cannon

Final position

10 moves

18 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 8: C2=4 9. C8+2 R1=2 10. C8=3 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 7: 7. P3+1 C2+2 8. R2+1 C2-1 9. A6+5 A4+5 10. H3+4 C5=3 11. H4+6 C3=4 12. C8-2 E3+5 13. C8=6 C4=2 14. C5=3 P1+1 15. C3+4 +C=7 16. R2=3 H1+2 17. P5+1 P1+1 18. P5+1 P1+1 19. P5+1 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 10: P7+1 11. R2+2 P7+1 12. R2=3 H7+6 13. R3-4 H6+4 14. C5=3 E7+9 15. C3=2 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 7: C5=4 8. H3+4 R3+2 9. P7+1 P3+1 10. H7+8 R3-1 11. C8+5 C4=2 12. H4+6 R3+2 13. H8+9 R3-1 14. R9=8 R1=2 15. R8+6 C2=4 16. R8+3 H1-2 17. H9+8 R3-2 18. H6+8 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 15: R3=2 16. H6+8 A4+5 17. C5=3 C2=5 18. C3+4 E7+9 19. H8-6 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 10: P3=2 11. C8+5 E7+5 12. R2=6 A4+5 13. H4+3 Try it on the board

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