5. Black Advances the 3rd-File Soldier (2)

"5. Black Advances the 3rd-File Soldier (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	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	R4+2
10.	R2=6	R4=6 ×Horse
11.	R6+3 ×Horse	C2=3
12.	R8+6	R1=3
13.	R8=7	A6+5
14.	A6+5	C3=4
15.	R7+3 ×Chariot	E1-3 ×Chariot
16.	R6=7	E3+1
17.	C5=4	R6=7 ×Soldier
18.	C9+4 ×Soldier	R7=2
19.	R7-2

Final position

10 moves

19 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 12: C3+4 13. C9+4 R1=3 14. C5+4+ A6+5 15. E7+5 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 13: C3+3+ 14. A6+5 R1=3 15. R8-6 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 12: 12. C9+4 R1=3 13. C9=7 C3=4 14. R6-1 R3+3 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 14: 14. C7=3 A6+5 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 10: 10. H4+6 P7+1 11. R2=3 E7+9 12. C9+4 E9+7 13. C9+3+ E1-3 14. H6+4 R4=6 15. H4+3+ R6-4 16. C9-1 C5-1 17. R8+7 R6=7 18. R8=6 C5=1 19. P3+1 H7-9 20. C5+4 H9+8 21. C5-2 H4+6 22. P3+1 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 12: R1=3 13. C9=6 E9+7 14. C6-2 Try it on the board
Variation 7, from move 10: 10. R2=4 P7+1 11. R4+3 P7+1 12. H4+3 C5=3 13. P5+1 A4+5 14. H7+5 P7+1 15. P5+1 P5+1 16. C5+3+ K5=4 17. A6+5 R4=5 18. C9=6+ H4+5 19. R4-4 R5+1 20. R8+7 Try it on the board
Variation 8, from move 13: 13. R8+7 H4+2 14. H3+5 A4+5 15. H5+7+ K5=4 16. +H+9 H2-1 17. C5=3 R4-3 Try it on the board
Variation 9, from move 13: 13. R8+6 A4+5 14. C5=3 P7+1 15. C3-1 P3+1 16. P7+1 C3+5 17. H3-4 C2=6 18. H4+2 C3=7 Try it on the board
Variation 10, from move 7: H2+3 8. C9+4 R1=2 9. C9=8 R2=3 10. C8=3 E7+9 11. R9=8 Try it on the board

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