Right Cannon Crosses the River (2)

"Right Cannon Crosses the River (2)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 27 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	R9=8
4.	H2+3	A6+5
5.	R6+7	H2+1
6.	P9+1	R8+6
7.	H8+9	R8=7 ×Soldier
8.	R9+1	C2+4
9.	R9=2	C2=5+ ×Soldier
10.	H3+5 ×Cannon	C5+4+ ×Horse
11.	A6+5	R1=2
12.	C8+2	E7+5
13.	R2+6	C5-2
14.	E3+1	H7-6
15.	K5=6	R7=5
16.	C5=8	R2=1
17.	-C=6	R1=2
18.	C6+7 ×Advisor	R2+2
19.	C6=4 ×Horse	K5=6 ×Cannon
20.	R2+2+	E5-7
21.	R2=3+ ×Elephant	K6+1
22.	R3-3 ×Soldier	R2=4+
23.	R6-1 ×Chariot	A5+4 ×Chariot
24.	R3=4+	K6=5
25.	R4=5+ ×Soldier	K5=6
26.	R5=4+	K6=5
27.	R4=6

Final position

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20 moves

27 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 1 variation. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 13: H7-6 14. K5=6 C5=4 15. R2+2 R7=5 16. C5=8 R2=1 17. +C+3 R5=6 18. H9+8 R1=2 19. +C+1 C4-4 20. +C=5 A4+5 21. C8+7+ H1-2 22. R6=8 C4-2 23. H8+9 R6=4+ 24. K6=5 R4-4 25. R2=1 Try it on the board

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