River-Patrol Cannon Attacks the Elephant (8)
"River-Patrol Cannon Attacks the Elephant (8)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 45 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 | R7+1 |
| 11. | C8=3 | R7=6 |
| 12. | R9=2 | R6-5 |
| 13. | C3+1 | R1=2 |
| 14. | C3=1 | C3+5+ |
| 15. | A6+5 | C3=1 |
| 16. | C1+1+ | A5-6 |
| 17. | C5+4+ | C5=4 |
| 18. | R2+4 | R2+9+ |
| 19. | R6-5 | R2=3 |
| 20. | E3+5 | C4+6 |
| 21. | C5-2 | C1=4 |
| 22. | A5-6 | R6=9 |
| 23. | C1=2 | R3=1 |
| 24. | H9+8 | C4-6 |
| 25. | A4+5 | H1-3 |
| 26. | R2+3 | H3+4 |
| 27. | C5=3 | H4-6 |
| 28. | R2=4 | H6+7 |
| 29. | R4+1+ | K5+1 |
| 30. | R4=5+ | K5=6 |
| 31. | R5=6 | C4=5 |
| 32. | R6=4+ | K6=5 |
| 33. | H8+6 | R9=8 |
| 34. | H6+7+ | C5=4 |
| 35. | R4=5+ | K5=6 |
| 36. | H7+6 | R8+7+ |
| 37. | C3-4 | E7+9 |
| 38. | C3=4 | R8=6+ |
| 39. | A5-4 | H7+8 |
| 40. | R5-2+ | K6-1 |
| 41. | R5=4+ | K6=5 |
| 42. | H6-7 | C4=5 |
| 43. | C2=7 | C5+5 |
| 44. | R4+2+ | K5=6 |
| 45. | H7+6# |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 1 variation. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 27: E3+5 28. R2=4 E5+7 29. R4+1+ K5+1 30. R4=5+ K5=6 31. R5=6 C4=5 32. R6-3 C5+5+ 33. A5-4 R9=8 34. R6+2+ K6+1 35. R6-1+ -E+5 36. R6-5 R8+5 37. C3=4 R8=6 38. H8+6 K6-1 39. C2-7 Try it on the board
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