17. Minor Opposite Cannons Beat Major Opposite Cannons
"17. Minor Opposite Cannons Beat Major Opposite Cannons" is a opening record from Secret in the Tangerine, 32 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+7 |
| 3. | R1=2 | R9=8 |
| 4. | R2+6 | C8=9 |
| 5. | R2=3 | R8+2 |
| 6. | C8+2 | C9-1 |
| 7. | C8=3 | C9=7 |
| 8. | R3=4 | H7+8 |
| 9. | R4+2 | C7+5 |
| 10. | R4=8 | H8+6 |
| 11. | R9+2 | R8=7 |
| 12. | E3+1 | C7=8 |
| 13. | H3+4 | R7+3 |
| 14. | C5+4+ | A4+5 |
| 15. | H4+6 | C8+3+ |
| 16. | E1-3 | R7+4 |
| 17. | H6+8 | R7-6+ |
| 18. | A4+5 | R7=5 |
| 19. | +H+7+ | K5=4 |
| 20. | R9=6+ | C5=4 |
| 21. | R8-1 | K4+1 |
| 22. | H7+9 | H2+1 |
| 23. | R8=7 | R5=7 |
| 24. | H9-8 | R7+6+ |
| 25. | A5-4 | R7-5+ |
| 26. | A4+5 | C4+2 |
| 27. | R7-1+ | K4+1 |
| 28. | +H+7+ | H1-3 |
| 29. | R7+2 | K4=5 |
| 30. | R7-1+ | C4-2 |
| 31. | R7=6+ | A5+4 |
| 32. | R6+5# |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 7 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 21: R1+2 22. H7-9 H2+1 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 18: C8-8 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 17: C8=6 18. E7+5 C6-1+ 19. K5+1 R7=4 20. -H+6 C6-6 21. H8+7+ K5=4 22. R9=6+ C5=4 23. R6+5+ A5+4 24. C5=6+ A4-5 25. C6-6+ C6=4 26. H6+8+ C4=5 27. H8+6+ C5=4 28. H6+5+ C4=5 29. H5+6# Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 20: C6-7 21. R9=6 R4=8 22. R6+4 R8-6 23. R6=7 R8=5 24. R7+3+ A5-4 25. H8+6+ C6=4 26. R8=6 A6+5 27. R6+1# Try it on the board
- Variation 5, from move 21: R1+2 22. R8+1 R1=3 23. R6+4 R4=8 24. R6=7 R3+1 25. R8=7+ R3-3 26. H8+6+ K5=4 27. C5=6# Try it on the board
- Variation 6, from move 17: 17. H6+5 E3+5 18. C5-2 Try it on the board
- Variation 7, from move 5: 5. R2+3 H7-8 6. H8+7 H2+3 7. R9=8 Try it on the board
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