No. 3: Retreating Cannon to Patrol the River (3)
"No. 3: Retreating Cannon to Patrol the River (3)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 21 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 | C5+4+ |
| 3. | A4+5 | C2=5 |
| 4. | H8+7 | +C-2 |
| 5. | R9=8 | H2+3 |
| 6. | C8=9 | R9+1 |
| 7. | R8+6 | R9=6 |
| 8. | R8=7 | R1+2 |
| 9. | P9+1 | R1=2 |
| 10. | H2+3 | -C-1 |
| 11. | H7+5 | -C=3 |
| 12. | R7=6 | H3-5 |
| 13. | R6=7 | H5+3 |
| 14. | C5+3+ | P5+1 |
| 15. | R7=3 | H3+4 |
| 16. | H5+7 | P5+1 |
| 17. | E3+5 | P5=4 |
| 18. | R3=6 | P4=3 |
| 19. | R6-1 | P3+1 |
| 20. | R1=2 | H8+7 |
| 21. | H3+5 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 5 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 18: R2+2 19. H3+5 P4=5 20. H5+3 P5=4 21. C9=6 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 17: H4+6 18. R3=6 H8+7 19. P3+1 H7+5 20. H3+4 H5+6 21. R1=2 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 10: H8+7 11. H7+5 R6+5 12. H5+6 H3-5 13. P3+1 R6=4 14. H3+4 R4-1 15. R1=4 -C=4 16. H6+8 R4-2 17. R7=6 H5+4 18. H4+5 H7+5 19. H8+6+ R2=4 20. R4+4 C5+1 21. K5=4 Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 13: R2=4 14. H6+8 R6=4 15. C9-2 Try it on the board
- Variation 5, from move 13: R2+2 14. H6+8 -C=2 15. C9=7 Try it on the board
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