No. 24: Black Adds the Left Advisor vs Red Advances Chariot to the Soldier Rank

"No. 24: Black Adds the Left Advisor vs Red Advances Chariot to the Soldier Rank" is a opening record from 57 Cannons vs Screen Horses, 21 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.	P3+1	P3+1
5.	H8+9	P1+1
6.	C8=7	H3+2
7.	R9+1	P1+1
8.	P9+1 ×Soldier	R1+5 ×Soldier
9.	R2+4	E7+5
10.	R9=4	A6+5
11.	R4+5	P3+1
12.	R4=3 ×Soldier	H2+4
13.	C7+2 ×Soldier	H4+6
14.	R2-1	H6+7+
15.	K5+1	C8-1
16.	P3+1	R8=6
17.	R2+5 ×Cannon	R6+9 ×Advisor
18.	P3=4	-H-6
19.	R2+1	C2+1
20.	R3=5 ×Soldier	C2+4
21.	R5=3

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

21 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 11: R1=4 12. R4=3 C8=9 13. R2+5+ H7-8 14. C5+4 C9=7 15. R3=1 C7-2 16. C5-1 H2+1 17. C7-1 R4=7 18. H3-1 H8+7 19. R1+3 H7+8 20. E3+5 R7+1 21. P7+1 C7=6 22. P7+1 E3+1 23. H9+7 R7=5 24. H7+6 R5-2 25. C7=5 R5=7 26. H6+5 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 11: H2-3 12. R4=3 H3+4 13. R2+1 R1=4 14. A4+5 R4+1 15. C5+4 H7+5 16. R3=5 Try it on the board

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