8. Same-Direction Cannons: Heart-Nest Cannon and Ranked Chariot Beat the Advisor-Corner Cannon

"8. Same-Direction Cannons: Heart-Nest Cannon and Ranked Chariot Beat the Advisor-Corner Cannon" 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	C8=5
2.	H2+3	H8+7
3.	R1+1	C2=4
4.	R1=6	A4+5
5.	C5-1	H2+3
6.	C8=5	R1=2
7.	H8+7	R2+6
8.	P5+1	R2=3 ×Soldier
9.	H7+5	R9=8
10.	P5+1	P5+1 ×Soldier
11.	+C+3 ×Soldier	C4-2
12.	R6+6	H7+5
13.	+C+2+ ×Cannon	A5+4 ×Chariot
14.	-C+5# ×Horse

Final position

10 moves

14 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 4 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 12: H3-1 13. H5+4 R8+2 14. H4+5 E3+5 15. R6=5 C4+6 16. R5=6+ E7+5 17. -C+6# Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 11: K5=4 12. R6+5 C5+4+ 13. H3+5 R3=5 14. E7+5 R5=7 15. -C=6 K4+1 16. R9=8 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 10: C5+2 11. +C+3 P5+1 12. H5+4 E3+5 13. H4+5 E7+5 14. C5+6+ K5=4 15. C5=7 R3=6 16. C7=3 P5+1 17. R9=8 P5+1 18. R8+9+ K4+1 19. C3+1+ R6-5 20. R8-1+ K4-1 21. R6+6+ Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 12: 12. R6+6 A5+4 13. H5+6+ Try it on the board

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8. Same-Direction Cannons: Heart-Nest Cannon and Ranked Chariot Beat the Advisor-Corner Cannon

Pieces on the board

Move list

Final position

Variations and alternative defences

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