No. 2: Breaking the Cannon: Remove the Elephant First, Then Raise the Third-File Horse
"No. 2: Breaking the Cannon: Remove the Elephant First, Then Raise the Third-File Horse" is a opening record from Plum Blossom Manual, 20 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. | C8=5 | H2+3 |
| 2. | H8+7 | P7+1 |
| 3. | R9=8 | R1=2 |
| 4. | R8+4 | H8+7 |
| 5. | P3+1 | P7+1 |
| 6. | R8=3 | P3+1 |
| 7. | C2=3 | H7+8 |
| 8. | C3+7+ | A6+5 |
| 9. | H2+3 | E3+5 |
| 10. | C3-3 | R9=7 |
| 11. | R1+1 | C2+3 |
| 12. | R1=8 | P3+1 |
| 13. | R3=7 | R7+3 |
| 14. | R8+3 | R2+5 |
| 15. | R7=8 | R7+4 |
| 16. | H7-5 | R7=6 |
| 17. | R8=3 | H8+9 |
| 18. | R3-1 | K5=6 |
| 19. | H5+7 | R6+2+ |
| 20. | K5+1 | H9-8 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 12 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 11: 11. E3+1 C2+3 12. C3=2 R7+5 13. E1+3 P5+1 14. C2=6 R2+3 15. C6-4 R2=7 16. E3-1 R7+3 17. R1=3 H8+6 18. H3-1 H6+5 19. E7+5 R7=5 20. E1+3 C2=5 21. A4+5 R5=9 22. H1+3 R9=4 23. K5=4 R4=6+ 24. K4=5 C8+5 25. H3-4 C8=4 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 24: 24. A5+4 C8=6 25. A6+5 R6=4+ 26. K4=5 R4+1 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 26: 26. H3+4 C5+3 27. R3+1 R4+1 28. R3=5 R4=3 Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 16: 16. A4+5 R7+2 17. R1=4 H3+5 18. R4+5 H5-7 19. R4=5 H8+7 20. R5=6 +H+9 21. C5=1 R7+2 22. E7+5 R7=5 23. C1+4 R5-1 24. C1+1 R5=3 25. C1=3 R3+1 26. K5=4 R3-2 27. C3-5 R3=6+ 28. C3=4 C8=6 29. K4+1 C2+3+ Try it on the board
- Variation 5, from move 27: 27. R6=2 C2+4+ 28. K4+1 R3=6+ 29. A5+4 R6=7 30. A4-5 R7-3 Try it on the board
- Variation 6, from move 14: 14. P5+1 P5+1 15. C5+5+ K5=6 16. C2=6 C2+2 17. E3-5 R2+3 18. C6-3 R2=5 19. C6=4 R5-1 20. H3+4+ H8-6 21. H4+3+ K6=5 22. R1=2 R5=7 23. R2+4 H3+5 Try it on the board
- Variation 7, from move 23: C2-5 24. R2+2 H6+7 Try it on the board
- Variation 8, from move 16: 16. A4+5 R2+3 17. R1=4+ C8=6 18. C2+3 H8+6 19. R4=3 C6=7 Try it on the board
- Variation 9, from move 11: 11. P5+1 H8-6 12. R3-1 H6+5 13. R3=5 R7+3 14. H3+4 R7+2 15. R5+1 H3+4 16. R5+2 H4+6 17. C5+5+ A5-6 18. R5-2 C8+1 19. C5-1 H6-7 20. R5-2 C8=5+ 21. R5+4+ C2=5+ 22. E3+5 R7-1 23. H7+5 R7=5 Try it on the board
- Variation 10, from move 20: 20. R5=3 C8=5 21. K5+1 H7+5+ Try it on the board
- Variation 11, from move 19: 19. C5-2 R7-1 20. R5=4 R7=5+ 21. E3+5 C8=5 22. A4+5 C5+4+ 23. E7+5 R5+3 24. R1=4 C2+7+ 25. H7-8 R5+1+ Try it on the board
- Variation 12, from move 20: 20. C5=4+ A4+5 21. R5=4 C8=5 22. K5+1 C2=5+ 23. K5=4 +C=6 Try it on the board
Nearby puzzles
- No. 4: Pushing the Edge Soldier and Leaping the Edge Horse to Attack the Raised Left Advisor
- No. 5: Left Cannon Crosses the River to Attack the Edge Horse and Chariot Development
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- No. 3: Breaking the Cannon Striking the Elephant: Trade Advisor, Then Raise the Right Horse
- No. 4: Retreating Cannon Breaks the River-Patrol Chariot: Pushing the Soldier to Trade
- No. 5: Retreating Cannon and Ranked Chariot Break the River-Patrol Chariot and Edge Horse
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