Flank-File Cannon Rides the River (2)

"Flank-File Cannon Rides the River (2)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 37 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	R8+6
8.	P9+1	P1+1 ×Soldier
9.	R9+5 ×Soldier	R8=7 ×Soldier
10.	A6+5	C4+3
11.	E3+1	P7+1
12.	R8-4	C4-3
13.	H8+9	C5+4 ×Soldier
14.	H3+5 ×Cannon	R7=5 ×Horse
15.	C8+1	R5-2
16.	R9=5 ×Chariot	P5+1 ×Chariot
17.	R8+3	C4=5
18.	C5=3	H7+5
19.	H9+8	R1+1
20.	C3+7 ×Elephant	P5+1
21.	C8-1	H5+6
22.	C8=9	R1=3
23.	H8+6	C5+2
24.	C9=2	A5+4
25.	C2+7+	K5+1
26.	R8=6 ×Advisor	P5=4+
27.	K5=6	R3=4
28.	R6=5+	K5=6
29.	R5-2 ×Cannon	R4+3 ×Horse
30.	R5+4	A4+5
31.	C3-1	P4=3+
32.	A5+6	R4+3+ ×Advisor
33.	K6=5	R4-4
34.	R5-1+ ×Advisor	K6+1
35.	C2=5	H1-3
36.	C3=4	H3-5 ×Cannon
37.	C4-4 ×Horse

Final position

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Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 18: H7-9 19. H9+8 R1+1 20. H8+7 A5+4 21. C3=5 C5+5+ 22. E7+5 P5+1 23. H7+8 -A+5 24. C8+3 R1-1 25. P7+1 E7+5 26. C8=6 H9+7 27. P7+1 H7+6 28. C6=5 K5=6 29. P7=6 R1=2 30. P6=5 H6+7 31. E1-3 P9+1 32. C5=3 H7-8 33. C3+2 R2=1 34. R8-1 H8-9 35. C3=1 Try it on the board

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