11. Same-Direction Cannons: File Chariot and Left River-Patrol Cannon Beat the Ranked Chariot with Horse Flank
"11. Same-Direction Cannons: File Chariot and Left River-Patrol Cannon Beat the Ranked Chariot with Horse Flank" is a opening record from Secret in the Tangerine, 13 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 | C8=5 |
| 2. | H2+3 | H8+7 |
| 3. | R1=2 | R9+1 |
| 4. | R2+6 | R9=4 |
| 5. | R2=3 | R4+7 |
| 6. | H8+7 | R4=3 |
| 7. | C8+2 | H2+1 |
| 8. | H3-5 | C2=3 |
| 9. | C8=3 | H7-9 |
| 10. | C5=2 | R3=4 |
| 11. | C2+6 | A6+5 |
| 12. | C3+5 | K5=6 |
| 13. | R3+2 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 5 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 8: 8. R9+2 C2=4 9. C8=3 C4+5 10. R3+1 C4=1 11. C5+4+ Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 5: H2+1 6. H8+7 R4+5 7. P5+1 R4=3 8. H7+5 C2+4 9. R3+1 C2=5+ 10. H3+5 R3=5 11. C8-1 R5-1 12. C8=5 R5=4 13. -C+5+ A4+5 14. A6+5 R1+1 15. +C=3 E7+9 16. R3=1 K5=4 17. C3+3+ K4+1 18. R1=5 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 11: 11. R3+2 R1=2 12. R9+2 C5+3 13. C5-1 R5=7+ 14. C8=5 R7-6 15. -C+3+ A4+5 16. -C+4+ K5=4 17. R9=6+ Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 13: C5+3 14. A4+5 E3+5 15. R3-2 H1-3 16. C8=2 A6+5 17. C2+7 K5=6 18. R9=4+ Try it on the board
- Variation 5, from move 4: 4. R2+4 R9=4 5. H8+7 H2+3 6. P7+1 R1+1 7. C8+2 R4+5 8. A4+5 R4=3 9. R9+2 P3+1 10. C5=4 R3-1 11. P3+1 R1=6 12. E3+5 R3+1 13. C8=4 R6=4 14. +C-1 Try it on the board
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