No. 8: Red's Ranked Chariot to the Left Flank File vs Black Trades the Edge Soldier to Open the Chariot

"No. 8: Red's Ranked Chariot to the Left Flank File vs Black Trades the Edge Soldier to Open the Chariot" 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	P1+1
6.	C8=7	H3+2
7.	R9+1	E7+5
8.	R9=6	P1+1
9.	P9+1 ×Soldier	R1+5 ×Soldier
10.	R2+4	C2=1
11.	R6+7	A6+5
12.	R6=8	C8+2
13.	A4+5	C1+5 ×Horse
14.	C5=9 ×Cannon	C8=4
15.	R2+5+ ×Chariot	H7-8 ×Chariot
16.	E3+5	H2+3 ×Soldier
17.	R8-5	C4-2
18.	C7-1	H3+5 ×Elephant
19.	E7+5 ×Horse	R1+2 ×Cannon
20.	H3+4	H8+6
21.	R8+1	C4=1
22.	A5+4	R1+1
23.	C7-1	R1-2

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

23 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. R6=8 C8+2 12. R8+3 R1=2 13. H9+8 C1+3 14. H3+4 C1=6 15. P3+1 P7+1 16. R2=4 A6+5 17. C5=3 R8=6 18. R4=2 P7+1 19. R2=3 H7+6 20. R3=4 H6-7 21. R4+5+ K5=6 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 11: R1-1 12. H9+8 C1=2 13. H3+4 R1+1 14. H4+6 C8+2 15. H6+4 R8+1 16. P3+1 P7+1 17. C5=3 P7+1 18. R2=3 C8=5+ 19. C7=5 C5+3 20. C3+5 C2=7 21. R3+3 R8=6 22. H4+2 C5=6 23. R3=5+ Try it on the board

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