6. Black Advances the 3rd-File Soldier (3)

"6. Black Advances the 3rd-File Soldier (3)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 23 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	P3+1
6.	R2+5	E3+1
7.	C8=9	R4+2
8.	R9=8	H2+4
9.	H3+4	R1=3
10.	R2=6	R4+1 ×Chariot
11.	H4+6 ×Chariot	P3+1
12.	P7+1 ×Soldier	R3+5 ×Soldier
13.	R8+2	R3-1
14.	H6+4	R3=6
15.	C9+4 ×Soldier	C5=6
16.	A6+5	E7+5
17.	H7+6	R6=4
18.	R8+2	H4+3
19.	C9=5+ ×Soldier	A6+5
20.	R8+2	H3+4 ×Horse
21.	+C=3 ×Soldier	R4=3
22.	C5+5+ ×Elephant	K5=6
23.	H4-5

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

23 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 8 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 14: C5=6 15. H7+6 R3=4 16. R8+2 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 13: R3=7 14. C5=6 R7-1 15. H6+5 E7+5 16. H7+6 C2=3 17. C6+6 R7=4 18. H6+8 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 10: 10. C5=6 P5+1 11. C6+6 P5+1 12. H4-5 C2=3 13. C6=2 P5+1 14. H7+5 R4=5 15. +H+6 R5+4+ 16. A4+5 R5-4 17. H6+5 E7+5 18. C9=5 P3+1 19. R8+6 P3+1 20. E7+9 R5+2 21. C2=3 P7+1 22. R2+4 C3+1 23. R2-2 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 16: R5=7+ 17. H6+5 R7+2+ 18. A5-4 E7+5 19. C9=5+ A6+5 20. R2=5 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 13: 13. C6=8 P5+1 14. H7+5 R4=5 15. +H+6 R5+4+ 16. A4+5 R5-4 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 16: R5=2+ 17. H6+5 R2+2 18. H5+3+ K5+1 19. R2=5+ C3=5 20. C9=2 Try it on the board
Variation 7, from move 14: R4+3 15. C8-5 R4=3 16. R2=5 +R=4 17. +H-3 P3+1 Try it on the board
Variation 8, from move 12: P7+1 13. R2=3 P5+1 14. R8+7 P5+1+ 15. R8=5+ E7+5 16. R3+2 Try it on the board

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