River-Patrol Cannon Attacks the Elephant (10)
"River-Patrol Cannon Attacks the Elephant (10)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 25 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. | R6-3 | C2=3 |
| 10. | C8+5 | A5+4 |
| 11. | C8=5 | R7+1 |
| 12. | +C=9 | R1+2 |
| 13. | R9=2 | C3+5+ |
| 14. | A6+5 | R1=2 |
| 15. | R2+6 | C3=1 |
| 16. | K5=6 | R2+7+ |
| 17. | K6+1 | R2-1+ |
| 18. | K6-1 | C1=6 |
| 19. | A5+4 | R7+2 |
| 20. | R2=3 | C6-1+ |
| 21. | C5-2 | E3+5 |
| 22. | R6+2 | A4+5 |
| 23. | R6+1 | R2-8 |
| 24. | R3+1 | A5-6 |
| 25. | R6-7 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 1 variation. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 18: R7+2 19. R6+2 A4+5 20. R6=3 C1=6 21. A5-4 R7=6+ 22. C5-2 E3+5 23. R2-5 R2=5 24. H9-7 R6-1 25. R2=6 R5=3 26. R3+1 R3=2 27. R6+6 R2-8 28. R6=5+ K5=6 29. R5=4+ R6-7 30. R3+1# Try it on the board
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