River-Patrol Cannon Attacks the Elephant (6)
"River-Patrol Cannon Attacks the Elephant (6)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 28 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 | C5+4+ |
| 13. | A6+5 | R6-5 |
| 14. | C3=2 | R1=2 |
| 15. | C2+2+ | E7+9 |
| 16. | R2+2 | C5-2 |
| 17. | C2=6 | E3+5 |
| 18. | R2+6+ | E9-7 |
| 19. | C6=3 | E5-7 |
| 20. | R2=3+ | R6-2 |
| 21. | R3-3 | R2=4 |
| 22. | R6+4+ | K5=4 |
| 23. | R3=5 | R6+4 |
| 24. | H9+8 | R6+1 |
| 25. | R5-1 | R6=2 |
| 26. | R5=6+ | A5+4 |
| 27. | R6+2+ | K4=5 |
| 28. | R6=9 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 1 variation. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 16: 16. C2=1 K5=6 17. R2+8+ K6+1 18. K5=6 R2+2 19. C5=6 R6=8 20. R6=4+ R2=6 21. C6+6+ A5+4 22. R4+2+ R8=6 23. R2-1+ K6-1 24. C6=3 Try it on the board
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