30. Red Shifts Cannon to the Edge (2)
"30. Red Shifts Cannon to the Edge (2)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 20 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. | C8=9 | R1=2 |
| 7. | R9=8 | R4+4 |
| 8. | C5=4 | C2+4 |
| 9. | P7+1 | R4=7 |
| 10. | H3+2 | R7=3 |
| 11. | E3+5 | R3+1 |
| 12. | H2+4 | C2=5+ |
| 13. | A4+5 | R2+9 |
| 14. | H7-8 | H7-5 |
| 15. | R2+8 | +C-2 |
| 16. | H8+7 | R3=6 |
| 17. | H7+6 | R6-1 |
| 18. | H4+2 | +C=7 |
| 19. | H6+5 | R6-2 |
| 20. | C9+4 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 7 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 18: -C=3 19. H2+3+ R6-4 20. C9=7 C3+5 21. H6+5 E3+5 22. C4=7 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 15: 15. R2+3 P3+1 16. H8+7 +C=4 17. C9-1 Try it on the board
- Variation 3, from move 10: C2=3 11. R8+9 H1-2 12. E7+5 R7-1 13. C4=3 H2+3 14. C9-1 H7-9 15. C9=3 R7=8 16. +C+7+ H9-7 17. C3+8+ A6+5 18. H2-3 R8+5 19. H3-2 P5+1 20. H2+3 P5+1 21. P5+1 H3+5 Try it on the board
- Variation 4, from move 13: 13. R2+1 H2+3 14. R2=6 P3+1 Try it on the board
- Variation 5, from move 13: 13. A6+5 R7=8 14. C4=3 H7-9 15. H2-1 R8+5 16. H1-2 H2+3 17. P1+1 Try it on the board
- Variation 6, from move 11: C3+3+ 12. A6+5 H1-2 13. E3+5 Try it on the board
- Variation 7, from move 8: R4=7 9. R2+2 P1+1 10. E7+5 R7-1 Try it on the board
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