Right Cannon Crosses the River (2)

"Right Cannon Crosses the River (2)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 26 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	E7+5
12.	P5+1	R8+4
13.	R9=8	C2=3
14.	H7+5	C3=7 ×Soldier
15.	P5+1 ×Soldier	R8=4 ×Chariot
16.	H5+6 ×Chariot	H7+5 ×Soldier
17.	R8-1	C7-2
18.	H6+5 ×Elephant	E3+5 ×Horse
19.	C5+5+ ×Elephant	A5+6
20.	R8=5	H1-3
21.	R5+3 ×Horse	C7+5+ ×Elephant
22.	A4+5	H3+5 ×Cannon
23.	C8=5	A4+5
24.	H3+4	P7+1
25.	C5+5+ ×Horse	K5=4
26.	R5=7 ×Soldier

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

26 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 14: 14. H3+5 P5+1 15. R8+3 C3=7 16. R6=5 R8=5 17. C5+3 K5=6 18. H7+6 C7-2 19. C8=4 C4+1 20. H5+4+ K6=5 21. H4+5 E3+5 22. R8=5 H1-3 23. R5=3+ C4=5+ 24. H6+5 C7-2 25. H5+3+ H3+5 26. C4=5 R1+2 27. A4+5 P7+1 28. E3+1 R1=4 29. K5=4 P9+1 30. H3+1 R4=2 31. H1-2 R2=4 32. -C+5+ R4=5 33. H2+3# Try it on the board

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