No. 88: Red Advances Cannon to Blast the Soldier vs Black Pushes Soldier to Threaten the Chariot

"No. 88: Red Advances Cannon to Blast the Soldier vs Black Pushes Soldier to Threaten the Chariot" is a opening record from 57 Cannons vs Screen Horses, 18 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.	C7+4 ×Soldier	P7+1
10.	R2=4	H6+7 ×Soldier
11.	R8=3 ×Soldier	H7+5 ×Cannon
12.	E3+5 ×Horse	R2+3
13.	C7-2	C8+5
14.	R4-1	C2+4
15.	H9-7	C2=1
16.	C7=4	A4+5
17.	C4-3	C8+1
18.	A4+5	R8+7

Final position

10 moves

18 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 11: 11. C5+4+ H3+5 12. R8=3 C2-1 13. R3-1 C8+5 14. R3+1 A4+5 15. R3=2 R8+5 16. H3+2 R2=3 17. C7=6 R3=4 18. H2+4 C8=6 19. H4+2 R4+3 20. R4-4 H5+7 21. H2-3 R4+2 22. E7+5 C2=7 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 11: 11. R4=2 H7+5 12. E3+5 P7+1 13. H3-5 R8+1 14. H5+7 R2+3 15. P9+1 R2=3 16. R8+1 R3=4 17. R8=4 R4+4 18. H9+8 R8=2 19. A4+5 R4+1 20. P7+1 C8=9 Try it on the board

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