Retreating the Palace-Heart Cannon (1)
"Retreating the Palace-Heart Cannon (1)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 20 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 | R1-1 |
| 14. | C5=9 | R8=7 |
| 15. | R9+2 | R1=2 |
| 16. | C9=8 | C5=1 |
| 17. | C8+8 | C1-2 |
| 18. | R8=3 | R7=2 |
| 19. | H8+9 | R2-7 |
| 20. | R3=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 12: A5+4 13. R8=6 R1=2 14. H8+9 C6+1 15. R6-2 R8+7 16. C8=3 A4+5 17. C5+1 R8-1 18. C5+4 C6+2 19. R6=4 H7+5 20. R4+1 H5+6+ 21. E3+5 H6+7 22. C3-2 R8=7 23. R9+2 R7+1 24. R9=7 R2-1 25. R4+2 Try it on the board
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