No. 92: Red's Left Chariot Patrols the River vs Black Flies the Right Elephant

"No. 92: Red's Left Chariot Patrols the River vs Black Flies the Right Elephant" is a opening record from 57 Cannons vs Screen Horses, 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	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	C2+2
7.	R2+6	H7+6
8.	R8+4	E3+5
9.	R8=4	P3+1
10.	R2-5	C8=6
11.	R2+8 ×Chariot	C6+3 ×Chariot
12.	R2-5	H6+4
13.	R2=4 ×Cannon	H4+3 ×Cannon
14.	P9+1	C2+2
15.	C5=6	+H+1
16.	E3+5	C2+3
17.	R4=8	R2+5 ×Chariot
18.	H9+8 ×Chariot	P3+1
19.	H8-9	P3=4

Final position

10 moves

19 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 9: 9. R2-3 A4+5 10. C7+4 H6+7 11. P9+1 H7-8 12. R2=4 C8=6 13. R4+2 C2=5 14. P5+1 C5+3 15. R8+5+ H3-2 16. E7+5 H8+7 17. R4-2 P7+1 18. C7-2 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 9: 9. C5+4+ H3+5 10. R2=5 C2=5+ 11. R8=5 C8+2 12. -R+1 H6-7 13. +R+1+ A4+5 14. +R=3 C8=5+ 15. A6+5 R2+7 16. C7+4 R8+3 17. C7=3 E7+9 18. E3+5 R2-4 19. R3=5 R2=7 20. R5-2 R8+4 Try it on the board

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