Right Cannon Patrols the River (1)
"Right Cannon Patrols the River (1)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 20 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 | R7+1 |
| 12. | H8+6 | R1=2 |
| 13. | R4+7 | R2+2 |
| 14. | R4=3 | E7+9 |
| 15. | A6+5 | R2=4 |
| 16. | R6-1 | A5+4 |
| 17. | R3-1 | R7-3 |
| 18. | H6+5 | E3+5 |
| 19. | R3=5+ | -A+5 |
| 20. | R5=1 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 5 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 12: C5=6 13. C5+4+ K5=6 14. R6+1+ A5-4 15. R4+6+ K6=5 16. R4=3 R7=6 17. R3+2+ R6-7 18. R3-1 R6+2 19. H6+5+ A4+5 20. R3=5+ K5=4 21. R5+1+ K4+1 22. R5=6# Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 12: P3+1 13. R4+7 H1+3 14. R6-2 C5=4 15. R6=7 R7-3 16. H6-4 C4-1 17. R4-2 E7+5 18. H4+5 C4+1 19. R4+2 H7+5 20. C5+4 R1=2 21. E7+5 R7=8 22. A4+5 R8-2 23. C5-1 R8=6 24. R4-1 C4=6 25. R7=3 K5=6 26. R3=1 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 12: R7-1 13. R4+7 C5+4+ 14. A6+5 R1=2 15. H6+5 R7=6 16. R4-5 C5-4 17. C5=3 H7-9 18. C3=2 H9+8 19. R4=3 P7+1 20. R3+2 H8-6 21. C2+7+ E7+9 22. R3+4+ A5-6 23. R3-1+ A6+5 24. C2=6 A5-4 25. R3=4 R2+2 26. K5=6 C5=4 27. R4-1 A4+5 28. R4=5 Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 12: R7-3 13. R4+7 C5=4 14. R4=3 E7+9 15. H6+4 C4=6 16. R3-1 R7=6 17. C5+4+ K5=6 18. R6+1+ A5-4 19. R3=4+ K6=5 20. C5=9 R6-1 21. R4-1 R1=2 22. R4=3 Try it on the board
- Variation 5, from move 12: P5+1 13. R4+7 R7=5+ 14. E7+5 C5+4+ 15. A4+5 H7+5 16. H6+5 P5+1 17. K5=4 P5=6 18. R4-2 C5-4 19. R4=5 C5=6+ 20. K4=5 R1=2 21. R5=3 E7+5 22. R6-4 R2+6 23. R6=4 R2=3 24. R3=1 R3-2 Try it on the board
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