No. 52: Red Retreats Chariot to the Soldier Rank vs Black Advances the 3rd-File Soldier (3)

"No. 52: Red Retreats Chariot to the Soldier Rank vs Black Advances the 3rd-File Soldier (3)" is a opening record from 57 Cannons vs Screen Horses, 28 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	P3+1
10.	R2-3	A4+5
11.	C7-1	H6+7 ×Soldier
12.	R2=3 ×Horse	C8=7
13.	R3=4	C7+5 ×Horse
14.	P7+1	P3+1 ×Soldier
15.	R8=7 ×Soldier	C7=1 ×Horse
16.	E7+9 ×Cannon	H3+4
17.	P5+1	C2+5+
18.	E9-7	R8+3
19.	C7=3	R2=4
20.	R7=6	H4-3
21.	R6+5+ ×Chariot	H3-4 ×Chariot
22.	R4=8	C2=1
23.	R8=9	C1=2
24.	C3=8	R8+2
25.	R9-3	C2=4 ×Advisor
26.	K5=6 ×Cannon	R8=5 ×Soldier
27.	C8+8+	H4+3
28.	R9=8

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

28 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 18: P7+1 19. C5+4 H4+6 20. R4=8 R2=4 21. R8-3 H6-5 22. P5+1 H5+3 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 18: R2=4 19. R4=6 H4+6 20. R6+6+ K5=4 21. C5=6 R8+7 22. A4+5 C2-9 23. C7=9 R8+2 24. A5-4 K4=5 25. C9+5 C2=1 26. E7+5 R8-3 27. C6+2 R8=6 28. R7=8 H6+8 29. C6-3 R6=4 Try it on the board

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