13. Red's Chariot Patrols the River (2)

"13. Red's Chariot Patrols the River (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.	R2+4	H2+1
6.	C8+4	C2=3
7.	C8=3 ×Soldier	E7+9
8.	R9=8	R9=4
9.	A6+5	R4+5
10.	C5=4	R4=3 ×Soldier
11.	E7+5	P3+1
12.	C3=4	H7+6
13.	R2=4	H6+4
14.	+C=2	H4+3 ×Horse
15.	C2+3+	A6+5
16.	C4=7 ×Horse	R3+1 ×Cannon
17.	R8+5

Final position

10 moves

17 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 10 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 14: R1=2 15. R8+9 H1-2 16. P3+1 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 13: C5=6 14. -C+3 C6+2 15. R4+1 R3+1 16. C4=9 R1=2 17. R8+9 H1-2 18. C9=7 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 9: 9. P7+1 R4+3 10. E7+9 R1=2 11. R8+9 H1-2 12. H7+8 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 7: 7. R9=8 R9=6 8. P7+1 P3+1 9. R2=7 C3+5 10. R7-2 R1=2 11. R8+2 P7+1 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 6: P7+1 7. P3+1 P7+1 8. R2=3 R9=4 9. C5=4 H7+6 10. E7+5 H6+5 11. H7+5 C5+4+ 12. A6+5 R4+2 13. C8-4 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 9: R1+1 10. E7+5 R4+2 11. C8-2 C2=3 12. R3+2 Try it on the board
Variation 7, from move 6: 6. P7+1 R9=3 7. P7+1 R3+3 8. H7+6 C2=3 9. H6+5 H7+5 10. C5+4+ A4+5 11. C8=5 R1=2 12. A6+5 R2+4 13. +C-1 R3=5 14. C5+3 R2=5 15. R2=7 C3+1 16. E7+5 P7+1 Try it on the board
Variation 8, from move 11: C3+7+ 12. A6+5 H1-2 13. R9=8 H2+3 14. R2=6 R1=2 15. R8+9 H3-2 16. P3+1 H2+3 17. H3+4 Try it on the board
Variation 9, from move 9: C3+7+ 10. A6+5 H7+5 11. C5+4+ A4+5 12. R2=6 H1+3 13. K5=6 E3+1 14. R9=8 Try it on the board
Variation 10, from move 8: A4+5 9. C8=6 C2=3 10. H6+5 H7+5 11. C5+4 Try it on the board

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