Retreating the Palace-Heart Cannon (2)
"Retreating the Palace-Heart Cannon (2)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 27 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. | R6=8 | C2=4 |
| 7. | P9+1 | C4+5 |
| 8. | C5-1 | C4=6 |
| 9. | P9+1 | P1+1 |
| 10. | R9+5 | C6-6 |
| 11. | R8-1 | R1+1 |
| 12. | C8+2 | R8+7 |
| 13. | C8=7 | A5+4 |
| 14. | R8=6 | A4+5 |
| 15. | R6-5 | C5+4+ |
| 16. | C5=9 | C6+4 |
| 17. | C7=5 | E7+5 |
| 18. | R9=4 | R1=2 |
| 19. | R4-1 | R2+8 |
| 20. | R4-1 | P5+1 |
| 21. | R4=5 | P5+1 |
| 22. | R5+1 | R2-1 |
| 23. | R6+6 | H7-6 |
| 24. | C9+1 | R8=7 |
| 25. | C9=5 | R2=6 |
| 26. | R5=6 | R7=5+ |
| 27. | E7+5 |
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: R8=7 15. C7+5+ K5+1 16. E7+5 R7=6 17. C5=2 C6=8 18. A6+5 R6+1 19. C2+6 R6=8 20. C2=5 E7+5 21. R9+2 R1+1 22. R6=9 P7+1 23. H8+9 H7+6 24. C7=8 Try it on the board
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