Withdrawing the Central Cannon (2)
"Withdrawing the Central Cannon (2)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 21 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 |
| 9. | R9+5 | R8=7 |
| 10. | A6+5 | C5=6 |
| 11. | H8+9 | P3+1 |
| 12. | C5=7 | E7+5 |
| 13. | E7+5 | P7+1 |
| 14. | C8+1 | R7=6 |
| 15. | P7+1 | R6-2 |
| 16. | P7+1 | R6=3 |
| 17. | R9=7 | E5+3 |
| 18. | R8=9 | R1=2 |
| 19. | H9+8 | C4=2 |
| 20. | H8+9 | C2=5 |
| 21. | H9-7 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 2 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 13: C4+2 14. R9+1 C4=7 15. H9+8 C7+3 16. C7=3 P7+1 17. H8+6 H7+8 18. R9=5 H8+9 19. C3=4 P9+1 20. R5=1 P7+1 21. R1+3+ C6-2 22. H6+4 R7=6 23. H4+3+ R6-5 24. R1=4+ A5-6 25. R8=4 A4+5 26. R4-2+ K5=4 27. R4=6+ Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 13: H1+3 14. R8=5+ A4+5 15. R9+4 H3-1 16. R9-1 C6-1 17. C8+7+ C4-2 18. R9-1 C4=2 19. R9=8 C2=1 20. H9+8 Try it on the board
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