Flank-File Chariot Chases the Cannon vs Right Cannon Crosses the River (3)
"Flank-File Chariot Chases the Cannon vs Right Cannon Crosses the River (3)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 17 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. | R1+1 | H8+7 |
| 3. | R1=6 | H2+1 |
| 4. | R6+6 | C2+4 |
| 5. | H8+7 | C2=5+ |
| 6. | H7+5 | C5+4+ |
| 7. | A6+5 | E7+5 |
| 8. | H2+3 | C5-2 |
| 9. | H3+5 | R1=2 |
| 10. | C5+3 | R2+7 |
| 11. | C5+2 | H1-3 |
| 12. | C5=4 | A6+5 |
| 13. | R6+1 | A5+6 |
| 14. | R6=7 | R2-3 |
| 15. | R7-2 | A6-5 |
| 16. | E7+5 | R9=6 |
| 17. | R9=6 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 6 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 12: 12. R6+1 R9+1 13. R6=1 H7-9 14. C5=2 H9+7 15. H5+4 R2=8 16. C2=1 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 12: R2-5 13. K5=6 R2=5 14. R6+1+ K5+1 15. H5+4 R5=6 16. H4+3 R6=7 17. R6-1+ K5-1 18. R6=7 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 10: P5+1 11. C8=5 A6+5 12. R6+1 P5+1 13. H5+3 P5=6 14. H3+4 R9=7 15. R9+2 R2+4 16. H4+6 K5=6 17. C5=4+ P6=5 18. C4-1 R2=4 19. R6+1+ Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 12: R2+4 13. H5+4 H7-6 14. H4+5 H6+5 15. C5+5+ K5=6 16. R9+2 R9+2 17. R9=4+ R9=6 18. R4+5+ A5+6 19. R6+1+ K6+1 20. R6=7 P5+1 21. R7-2 H1-2 22. R7-1 Try it on the board
- Variation 5, from move 7: R1=2 8. H2+3 C5-1 9. R9=8 E7+5 10. C8+6 R9+1 11. R8+4 R9=2 12. R8=5 +R+1 13. R6-3 A6+5 14. R5=4 +R+7 15. R4+4 Try it on the board
- Variation 6, from move 11: C5-1 12. K5=6 R9=2 13. R6+2+ K5+1 14. R8=2 C5=6 15. H3+5 Try it on the board
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