No. 2: Retreating Cannon to Patrol the River (2)

"No. 2: Retreating Cannon to Patrol the River (2)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 19 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+ ×Soldier
3.	A4+5	C2=5
4.	H8+7	+C-2
5.	R9=8	H2+3
6.	C8=9	R9+1
7.	R1=4	R1+1
8.	H2+3	R9=6
9.	R4+7 ×Chariot	R1=6 ×Chariot
10.	R8+6	+C=3
11.	H7-9	R6+5
12.	P7+1	C3=7
13.	P3+1	C7+3 ×Horse
14.	C9=3 ×Cannon	R6=7
15.	C3=4	R7+3+ ×Elephant
16.	C4-2	H3-5
17.	R8=7 ×Soldier	H8+7
18.	H9+7	R7-4 ×Soldier
19.	H7+8

Final position

10 moves

19 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 2 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 10: 10. H7+5 P3+1 11. R8+6 R6+5 12. R8=7 +C+3+ 13. E7+5 C5+4 14. H3+5 R6=5 15. R7+1 E7+5 16. C9+4 R5=3 17. P9+1 R3=2 18. R7-1 H8+6 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 11: 11. P7+1 R6+5 12. P7+1 +C+3+ 13. E3+5 C5+4 14. R8+3 C5=4 15. P7+1 H3-5 16. P9+1 R6=7 17. H3-4 P5+1 18. C9+1 Try it on the board

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