River-Patrol Cannon Attacks the Elephant (4)
"River-Patrol Cannon Attacks the Elephant (4)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 23 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 | C3+5+ |
| 12. | A6+5 | E7+5 |
| 13. | R9-1 | C3-2 |
| 14. | H3-1 | R1=2 |
| 15. | R6+2 | A4+5 |
| 16. | R6-3 | C3=2 |
| 17. | H9+8 | C2+1 |
| 18. | R9=6 | C2=9 |
| 19. | C5=8 | R2+5 |
| 20. | +R=8 | C9+1 |
| 21. | R6+4 | R7+3 |
| 22. | K5=6 | P7+1 |
| 23. | K6+1 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 1 variation. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 14: -A+5 15. H9+8 R7=9 16. H8-7 R9+2 17. R6=2 R9=6 18. R2+2 H7-6 19. C5+4 R1=2 20. C5=1 R6=9 21. C1-4 R2+4 22. R9=6 R2=7 23. R2+2 Try it on the board
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