2. Black's Chariot on the Soldier Rank (1)

"2. Black's Chariot on the Soldier Rank (1)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 15 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	R4+5
6.	H3+4	R4=3 ×Soldier
7.	H7-5	H2+1
8.	H5+3	C2=4
9.	R2+6	R1=2
10.	C8=6	C5-1
11.	H4+5 ×Soldier	H7+5 ×Horse
12.	C5+4+ ×Horse	E3+5
13.	R2=3 ×Soldier	C5+2+ ×Cannon
14.	R3=5 ×Cannon	C4-1
15.	R5=1 ×Soldier

Final position

10 moves

15 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 11 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 8: 8. R2+6 R1+1 9. R2=3 R1=4 10. H5+3 A4+5 11. A4+5 R3+1 12. C8=9 C2=3 13. C9+4 R3+2 14. R3-1 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 7: R3=5 8. R2+6 R5-1 9. H5+3 C2+3 10. R2=3 C2=6 11. R3+1 C6+1 12. R3=4 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 7: C5+4 8. H4+6 R3=4 9. H6-5 R4=5 10. H5+3 R5-2 11. R2+6 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 6: R4-1 7. H4+5 H7+5 8. C5+4+ A4+5 9. E7+5 P9+1 10. R2+5 H2+3 11. C5-2 R4+1 12. P7+1 C2=1 13. C8+3 R4=3 14. R9+2 P1+1 15. C8=1 E7+9 16. R2=4 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 12: C2+4 13. A6+5 R4=3 14. R9=7 H3+5 15. C5+3+ E3+5 16. R2=5 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 13: C2=5 14. R2-2 +C=6 15. R9=6 R4=3 16. R6+7 Try it on the board
Variation 7, from move 10: 10. C8+7+ R1=2 11. R9=8 C2+4 12. A6+5 R4-2 13. C5-2 R4=5 Try it on the board
Variation 8, from move 10: 10. P7+1 R4+1 11. A6+5 H2+3 12. C5=4 H3+5 13. C4-3 R4-2 14. R2+6 Try it on the board
Variation 9, from move 10: 10. A6+5 H2+3 11. C5-1 P3+1 12. R2+6 C5+1 13. R2=3 R4-1 14. C5-1 E3+5 15. R3=4 R4+2 Try it on the board
Variation 10, from move 9: H2+3 10. C5=1 R4+1 11. C1+3 C5=6 12. C8+2 E3+5 13. C8=5 C6+5 14. R9=8 R1=2 15. R2+9 K5=4 16. C5=4 A5+6 17. A6+5 Try it on the board
Variation 11, from move 10: C5=9 11. P7+1 R4+1 12. C1=7 C2+4 13. P5+1 Try it on the board

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