No. 112: Black Develops the Right Horse vs Red Shifts Chariot to the Outer Flank File (3)

"No. 112: Black Develops the Right Horse vs Red Shifts Chariot to the Outer Flank File (3)" is a opening record from 57 Cannons vs Screen Horses, 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	H8+7
2.	H2+3	R9=8
3.	R1=2	H2+3
4.	H8+9	P7+1
5.	C8=7	R1=2
6.	R9=8	C8+4
7.	R8+6	C2=1
8.	R8=7 ×Soldier	R2+2
9.	R7-2	H3+2
10.	R7=8	H2-4
11.	P9+1	E7+5
12.	R8+3 ×Chariot	H4-2 ×Chariot
13.	R2+1	C1+3 ×Soldier
14.	H9+8	A6+5
15.	R2=8	H2+3
16.	C7+3 ×Horse	E5+3 ×Cannon
17.	C5=7	-E+5
18.	H8+9 ×Soldier	R8+5
19.	E3+5	R8=4
20.	C7=8	E3-1
21.	C8+7+	E1-3
22.	R8+3	H7+6
23.	R8=6 ×Chariot	H6+4 ×Chariot

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

23 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 2 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 12: 12. R2+1 R2+3 13. H9+8 H4+2 14. R2=6 R8+5 15. H8+6 R8=4 16. R6+3 H2+4 17. C7=8 C1=2 18. P7+1 A6+5 19. A6+5 C2+4 20. P5+1 C8-3 21. C5=4 C2=4 22. H6-4 C4=2 23. E7+5 C8+2 24. P3+1 P7+1 25. E5+3 C2=7 26. +E-5 C8=5 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 15: 15. P3+1 R8=7 16. P5+1 A4+5 17. H8+6 R7+1 18. P7+1 C1=4 19. H6+8 C4=2 20. P7+1 H2+3 21. P7+1 C8-3 22. P7=6 H3-5 Try it on the board

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