4. Black Advances the 3rd-File Soldier (1)

"4. Black Advances the 3rd-File Soldier (1)" 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+6	R4+4
7.	C5=4	C5=3
8.	E7+5	E3+5
9.	P7+1	R4+3
10.	P7+1 ×Soldier	E5+3 ×Soldier
11.	R2=3 ×Soldier	H2+4
12.	H7+8	E3-5
13.	R9=7	R1=3
14.	H3+4	R4-3
15.	H4+6	C3+1
16.	C8+5 ×Cannon	C3=7 ×Chariot
17.	R7+9 ×Chariot	H4+2 ×Cannon
18.	R7-2	H2+3
19.	P3+1

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 7: R4=7 8. H3+2 C2=3 9. E7+5 R7-1 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 7: 7. R2=3 P3+1 8. P7+1 R4=3 9. H7-5 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 6: H2+3 7. R2=3 C5-1 8. H3+4 R4+4 9. R3=4 H3+4 10. H4+6 R4-1 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 8: C5=7 9. H4+5 H7+5 10. C5+4 H3+5 11. R3=5+ C2=5 12. E7+5 R1=2 13. R9=8 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 6: 6. C8=9 H2+3 7. R9=8 R1=2 8. R2+5 C2+4 9. R2=7 R4+1 10. H3+4 C2=5+ 11. A4+5 R2+9 12. H7-8 R4+3 13. R7-1 H3+2 14. H4+3 R4=3 15. P7+1 -C=3 16. C9=7 E3+5 17. C7+5 H2-3 18. H8+7 C5-1 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 10: C5-1 11. C5=3 E3+1 12. R7=4 C2=5 13. R8+9 +C=6+ 14. A6+5 C6-2 15. R8-5 Try it on the board
Variation 7, from move 9: H3+4 10. A4+5 C5=3 11. H3+4 H4+6 12. R7+2 Try it on the board
Variation 8, from move 8: E3+1 9. R8+6 H3+4 10. R8-2 Try it on the board
Variation 9, from move 8: R4+3 9. R2=6 H3+4 10. R8+4 Try it on the board
Variation 10, from move 6: C5=3 7. R2+5 P3+1 8. R2=7 P3=4 9. R9=8 P4+1 10. A6+5 Try it on the board

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