67. Black Shifts Cannon to the Edge (1)

"67. Black Shifts Cannon to the Edge (1)" 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.	H2+3	H8+7
3.	R1=2	R9+1
4.	H8+7	R9=4
5.	P3+1	H2+3
6.	P7+1	C2=1
7.	R2+6	R1=2
8.	R2=3 ×Soldier	R2+6
9.	R9=8	C5-1
10.	C8=9	R2=3
11.	R8+7	R4+1
12.	H7-8	C1+4 ×Soldier
13.	A4+5	C1=5 ×Soldier
14.	R3=4	R3+3 ×Elephant
15.	H3+5 ×Cannon	C5+5 ×Horse
16.	K5=4	A4+5
17.	C5=3	R3-4 ×Soldier
18.	E3+5	R3=5
19.	H8+7	C5=3
20.	R8-4	C3-2
21.	P3+1

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

21 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 8 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 9: R2=3 10. C8+5 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 8: 8. R9=8 R2+6 9. C8=9 R2=3 10. R8+2 C5-1 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 7: 7. R2+5 R1=2 8. H3+4 R2+6 9. H4+6 R2-2 10. P7+1 R2=3 11. H7+8 R3+1 12. E7+9 R3=4 13. C8=7 P3+1 14. C7+5 +R=2 15. A6+5 R2=4 16. R9=6 +R+4+ 17. A5-6 R4+2 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 15: R4+1 16. C7=5 E3+5 17. R9=6 A6+5 18. R2+1 R4+1 19. H6+4 R4+6+ 20. A5-6 R2=6 21. R2=3 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 15: 15. C7=3 C1=7 16. H6+5 E7+5 17. C5+4+ A4+5 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 13: H3-1 14. H6+5 E7+5 15. H8+7 -R+3 16. R2=6 R4-1 17. H7+9 E3+1 18. R9=8 R4=3 Try it on the board
Variation 7, from move 8: 8. C8+2 R4+5 9. P7+1 R4=3 10. P7=8 C1=2 11. C8+3 R2+2 12. R9+2 P3+1 13. P8=7 P5+1 Try it on the board
Variation 8, from move 9: P3+1 10. R2=7 R4-4 11. R9=8 R2+4 12. R7=8 H3+2 13. C8=9 H2+3 Try it on the board

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