47. Red Shifts Cannon to the Edge
"47. Red Shifts Cannon to the Edge" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 19 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 | R1+1 |
| 7. | C8=9 | R4+5 |
| 8. | R9=8 | R4=3 |
| 9. | R8+2 | R1=4 |
| 10. | C5=4 | P3+1 |
| 11. | C4+1 | H3+2 |
| 12. | C4=7 | C2+5 |
| 13. | C7+2 | E3+1 |
| 14. | C7+1 | R4+2 |
| 15. | C7+2 | P5+1 |
| 16. | E3+5 | P5+1 |
| 17. | P5+1 | R4=3 |
| 18. | C7=3 | R3+2 |
| 19. | R2+3 | H2+3 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 3 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 12: 12. R8+3 R3+1 13. E3+5 C2=4 14. A4+5 C4+6 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 11: 11. E3+5 R4=6 12. A4+5 P3+1 13. R2+3 R6+3 14. R8+4 C5=6 15. C4+5 C2=6 16. R8=7 E7+5 17. R7-2 R3-1 18. E5+7 P7+1 19. R2+1 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 11: 11. P7+1 R3-2 12. C4+5 C5+4 13. C4=8 C5-2 14. C8=3 R4+7 15. R2+5 R3+2 16. R2=5 P5+1 17. H7+5 R4-2 18. E7+5 P5+1 19. C3=2 Try it on the board
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