Right Cannon Patrols the River (2)
"Right Cannon Patrols the River (2)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 24 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 |
| 8. | R9+1 | C2+2 |
| 9. | R9=4 | C2=7 |
| 10. | H9+8 | C7+3 |
| 11. | C8=3 | C5+4+ |
| 12. | A6+5 | R7+1 |
| 13. | R4+7 | P3+1 |
| 14. | K5=6 | P3+1 |
| 15. | R4=3 | E7+5 |
| 16. | R3-1 | R7=5 |
| 17. | E3+5 | P3=2 |
| 18. | R3=2 | E5-7 |
| 19. | R2+2 | C5=7 |
| 20. | E5+3 | C7=6 |
| 21. | R2=3+ | C6-6 |
| 22. | R3-3 | P1+1 |
| 23. | R3=5 | P1+1 |
| 24. | R5=1 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 3 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 16: P3=2 17. C5+4 K5=6 18. R6+1+ K6+1 19. R3+1+ K6+1 20. R3=5 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 16: C5=7 17. R3=5 C7+3+ 18. K6+1 K5=6 19. R6+1+ A5-4 20. R5=4# Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 14: R1=2 15. H8+6 H1+3 16. H6+7 R2+2 17. R4-1 R7=5 18. R4=3 E7+5 19. E3+5 R2=3 20. R3-1 H3+5 21. R3=1 E5-7 22. R6-4 R3=4 23. R6+3 A5+4 24. R1=4 +A-5 25. P1+1 Try it on the board
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