34. Red Withdraws the Central Cannon

"34. Red Withdraws the Central Cannon" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 15 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+1
6.	C5=4	C2=3
7.	R9=8	P3+1
8.	E7+5	R1=2
9.	R2+5	P7+1
10.	R2-1	P7+1 ×Soldier
11.	R2=3 ×Soldier	R2+6
12.	A4+5	H1+3
13.	C8=9	R2+3 ×Chariot
14.	H7-8 ×Chariot	H3+5
15.	R3=4

Final position

10 moves

15 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 12: 12. C4+1 H7+6 13. P7+1 H6+5 14. H7+5 C5+4+ 15. H3+5 R2=5 16. C4=3 E7+5 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 10: 10. R2=3 H1+3 11. C8+3 E7+9 12. R3+1 P3+1 13. P7+1 H3+5 14. R3=4 H5+7 15. E5+3 C3+5 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 9: 9. A4+5 R2+6 10. R2+5 P7+1 11. R2-1 P7+1 12. R2=3 H1+3 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 7: R1=2 8. C8+4 P3+1 9. C8=3 E7+9 10. R8+9 H1-2 11. E7+5 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 9: R2+9 10. C3+3+ A6+5 11. H7-8 C5+4 12. C3=1 R4+6 13. R2+9+ A5-6 14. R2-6+ A6+5 15. C4+7+ K5=6 16. H3+5 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 7: 7. E7+5 R1=2 8. C8=9 P3+1 9. A6+5 H1+3 10. H3+4 R4+4 11. H4+3 H3+5 12. H3-5 P5+1 13. R2+6 Try it on the board
Variation 7, from move 10: 10. C4+4 P5+1 11. R2+6 P5+1 12. P5+1 R4+4 13. R2=3 R4=5 14. P3+1 P3+1 15. P7+1 R5=3 16. C4=5+ H7+5 17. E5+7 H5+6+ 18. H7+5 H6-7 19. P3+1 C3+3 20. R9=7 C3=5 Try it on the board
Variation 8, from move 6: R4+7 7. A6+5 R1+1 8. H3+4 P3+1 9. E3+5 C5=3 10. C8=9 C3+4 11. R9=8 C2=3 12. C9+4 R1=4 13. C9=3 E7+5 Try it on the board

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