9. Move Handicap: Minor Opposite Cannons Beat Major Opposite Cannons
"9. Move Handicap: Minor Opposite Cannons Beat Major Opposite Cannons" is a opening record from Secret in the Tangerine, 14 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 | C2=5 |
| 2. | H2+3 | H8+9 |
| 3. | R1=2 | R9=8 |
| 4. | R2+6 | H2+3 |
| 5. | H8+9 | R1=2 |
| 6. | R9=8 | R2+4 |
| 7. | C8=6 | R2=6 |
| 8. | R8+6 | C5=6 |
| 9. | P9+1 | C6+1 |
| 10. | R2=3 | C8+7 |
| 11. | R3+1 | C6=7 |
| 12. | R3=7 | R6+5+ |
| 13. | H3-4 | C7+6+ |
| 14. | K5+1 | R8+8# |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 5 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 12: 12. A6+5 C8=9 13. C5=4 R8+9 14. E7+5 C7+4 15. R3=7 C7=5+ 16. E3+5 R8-7+ Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 11: 11. R3-2 C6+6 12. H3-2 C6=8+ 13. E3+1 R8+8 14. A6+5 C8=9 15. K5=6 R8=5 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 12: 12. A6+5 R8+8 13. A5-4 R8=7 14. K5=6 R6+5+ Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 14: 14. C6-2 R7-1 15. R3=2 C8=9 16. R2-4 C9=7+ 17. A4+5 C7=4 18. A5-6 R6=4 19. A6+5 R4+4 20. C5=4 R7+1 21. A5-4 A4+5 22. R8-4 R4=3 23. E7+5 R7=4 24. R8-2 R3=1 25. P7+1 H9+7 26. P3+1 H7+6 27. C4+1 R4-1 28. H9+7 R1=6 29. R2+3 H6+4 30. R2-1 R6-2 31. R8=6 R6+3+ 32. K5=4 R4+2+ 33. K4+1 P3+1 34. P7+1 H4-3 35. H7+5 +H+2 36. P3+1 H3+4 37. R2+1 R4-2 38. E5-7 P5+1 39. H5-3 H4+5+ 40. H3-5 R4+1+ 41. K4+1 R4-3 42. R2=4 R4=7 43. K4-1 R7+3+ 44. K4-1 R7+1+ 45. K4+1 P5+1 46. P3=4 H2+1 47. E7+9 H1-3 48. E9-7 H3+4+ 49. K4=5 H4-3+ 50. K5=4 R7=3 51. P4+1 R3=5 52. R4-1 H3+4 Try it on the board
- Variation 5, from move 13: 13. C5=4 R8=7 14. A5-4 R6+3 15. C6-2 R7-1 16. R3=2 R6=5+ 17. E7+5 R7=5# Try it on the board
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