Right Cannon Crosses the River (1)

"Right Cannon Crosses the River (1)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 30 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	P5+1 ×Soldier
13.	R9-1	C2-5
14.	C8+5	H7-6
15.	R6=5 ×Soldier	R8+5
16.	R5=6	R8=5
17.	H7+5	R5=6
18.	H5+4	C2=1
19.	H4+5 ×Elephant	H6+5 ×Horse
20.	C8=5+ ×Horse	K5=6
21.	P3+1	C1+5 ×Chariot
22.	H3+4 ×Chariot	E3+5 ×Cannon
23.	H4+3 ×Soldier	C1=7
24.	H3+5 ×Elephant	K6+1
25.	C5=4	H1-3
26.	H5-4+	C7=6
27.	H4+3+	C4=6
28.	R6=2	-C+5 ×Cannon
29.	R2+3+	K6+1
30.	H3+2

Final position

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20 moves

30 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 13: C2-4 14. H7+5 R8+4 15. C5+3 C4=3 16. R9=6 C2-2 17. C5-1 R8=4 18. R6+2 C2+4 19. H5+3 P3+1 20. +H+4 C2=4 21. H4+3+ K5=6 22. C8=4 C4+2 23. C5-1 Try it on the board

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