No. 16: Black's Horse Takes the Edge Soldier vs Red Shifts Chariot to Guard the Soldier
"No. 16: Black's Horse Takes the Edge Soldier vs Red Shifts Chariot to Guard the Soldier" is a opening record from 57 Cannons vs Screen Horses, 23 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 | E7+5 |
| 6. | R9+1 | C2=1 |
| 7. | C8=7 | R1=2 |
| 8. | P7+1 | H3+2 |
| 9. | P7+1 | H2+1 |
| 10. | R9=7 | R2+5 |
| 11. | R2+4 | C8+2 |
| 12. | P5+1 | A4+5 |
| 13. | P7=6 | R2=4 |
| 14. | C7=8 | C1=4 |
| 15. | C8+7+ | C4-2 |
| 16. | C8=6 | K5=4 |
| 17. | H9+7 | H1-2 |
| 18. | R7=6 | R4=3 |
| 19. | H7-9 | K4=5 |
| 20. | H3+5 | R3=4 |
| 21. | R6+3 | H2+4 |
| 22. | C5=8 | H4+2 |
| 23. | A4+5 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 3 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 12: 12. P7=6 R2=4 13. H9+7 H1+3 14. R7+1 R4=3 15. E7+9 R3-4 16. P5+1 A4+5 17. P6+1 R3+3 18. P6=5 C1=3 19. +P+1 E3+5 20. C5+5+ A5-4 21. A4+5 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 11: C8-1 12. P7+1 R2=3 13. C7=6 R3=4 14. A6+5 C8=3 15. R2+5 C3+7 16. R2-5 C3-3 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 11: R2=3 12. C7=6 R3=4 13. A6+5 C8-1 14. P7=6 R4-1 15. R7+5 H1-2 16. H9+8 R4+1 17. H8-7 R4-1 18. C5=4 Try it on the board
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- No. 13: Red's High Chariot Patrols the River vs Black's Right Ranked Chariot (2)
- No. 14: Red's High Chariot Patrols the River vs Black's Right Ranked Chariot (3)
- No. 15: Black's Horse Takes the Edge Soldier vs Red Advances the Seventh-File Cannon
- No. 17: Red Retreats the Seventh-File Cannon vs Black's River-Riding Chariot and Cannon Hits the Chariot (1)
- No. 18: Red Retreats the Seventh-File Cannon vs Black's River-Riding Chariot and Cannon Hits the Chariot (2)
- No. 19: Red Retreats the Seventh-File Cannon vs Black Advances Cannon to Hit the Horse (1)
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