No. 75: Black Adds the Right Advisor vs Red Retreats Chariot to the Soldier Rank

"No. 75: Black Adds the Right Advisor vs Red Retreats Chariot to the Soldier Rank" is a opening record from 57 Cannons vs Screen Horses, 24 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.	P9+1	A4+5
10.	R2-3	H6-7
11.	R2+3	H7+6
12.	R2-3	H6-7
13.	P3+1	H7+8
14.	R2=4	P7+1 ×Soldier
15.	R8=3 ×Soldier	C2=7
16.	A4+5	P3+1
17.	C5=6	C8=6
18.	R3=2	H8-7
19.	R2+5 ×Chariot	H7-8 ×Chariot
20.	H3+2	H8+9
21.	R4+1	P9+1
22.	R4=6	R2+3
23.	C6=1	C7-3
24.	P7+1

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

24 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 1 variation. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 16: 16. E3+1 C7=3 17. C7+3 P3+1 18. C5=4 R2+3 19. A4+5 P5+1 20. R4+2 C8=9 21. R3=2 H8-7 22. R4=5 R8+5 23. H3+2 R2=8 24. R5-1 C9+4 Try it on the board

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