River-Patrol Cannon Attacks the Elephant (2)
"River-Patrol Cannon Attacks the Elephant (2)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 21 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 | H7-9 |
| 11. | C5+4 | R7+1 |
| 12. | R9=6 | C3+5+ |
| 13. | A6+5 | K5=6 |
| 14. | +R=4+ | C5=6 |
| 15. | R6+8+ | K6+1 |
| 16. | R6-1 | R7-3 |
| 17. | R4+1 | E7+9 |
| 18. | C5=9 | R1=2 |
| 19. | R4=5 | H9-7 |
| 20. | C8+1 | R2+1 |
| 21. | R6=8 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 1 variation. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 11: C3+5+ 12. A6+5 R7=6 13. R9=6 K5=6 14. H3+2 C5+4+ 15. K5=6 R6-4 16. +R=4 R6+2 17. H2+4 R1=2 18. C8-3 C5-1 19. R6+3 C5=2 20. R6=4 A5+6 21. H4+5+ K6+1 22. H5+6+ K6=5 23. R4+3 Try it on the board
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