Right Cannon Crosses the River (3)

"Right Cannon Crosses the River (3)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 29 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	H2+1
5.	R6+6	C2+2
6.	R6-2	P1+1
7.	P7+1	A6+5
8.	H8+7	C5=4
9.	P9+1	P1+1 ×Soldier
10.	R9+4 ×Soldier	C2+2
11.	P5+1	C4=5
12.	P7+1	P3+1 ×Soldier
13.	R6=7 ×Soldier	R8+6
14.	H7+6	C5+3+ ×Soldier
15.	C5+4+ ×Soldier	E7+5
16.	H6-8 ×Cannon	H7+5 ×Cannon
17.	R7=4	R8=7 ×Soldier
18.	R9=5 ×Cannon	R7=2 ×Horse
19.	C8=5	H5-7
20.	R4+2	A5+6 ×Chariot
21.	R5+3+ ×Elephant	K5=6
22.	R5=4+ ×Advisor	K6=5
23.	R4=3 ×Horse	R2=6
24.	H3+2	R6-3
25.	R3=5+	K5=6
26.	C5=4+	R6+4 ×Cannon
27.	R5+2+	K6+1
28.	H2+3+ ×Soldier	K6+1
29.	R5=4#

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

29 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 1 variation. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 13: R8+5 14. P3+1 R8=7 15. H7+5 P7+1 16. R9=8 C2=1 17. C5=7 A5-6 18. C7+7+ A4+5 19. E3+5 C5=4 20. R8+3 E7+5 21. R8=9 R1=2 22. R7-3 E5-3 23. R9-4 Try it on the board

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