River-Patrol Cannon Attacks the Elephant (7)
"River-Patrol Cannon Attacks the Elephant (7)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 33 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 | R3=1 |
| 23. | H9+8 | C4=2 |
| 24. | A4+5 | C2+1+ |
| 25. | E5-7 | K5+1 |
| 26. | R2+3+ | K5-1 |
| 27. | H8-6 | R6+2 |
| 28. | H6+5+ | A4+5 |
| 29. | R2=5+ | K5=4 |
| 30. | H5+6 | R1-4 |
| 31. | H6+8+ | H1-3 |
| 32. | R5=7 | K4=5 |
| 33. | H8-7 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 1 variation. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 22: K5+1 23. R2+3+ K5+1 24. A4+5 R6+2 25. R2=6 R3=1 26. H9+8 C4=2 27. H8+6+ R6=4 28. R6-3 C2+1+ 29. E5-7 R1-4 30. R6=8 C2=1 31. C1=4 R1-1 32. R8+2+ K5-1 33. C4=7 R1=8 34. C5=9 Try it on the board
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