29. Red Shifts Cannon to the Edge (1)

"29. Red Shifts Cannon to the Edge (1)" is a opening record from Same-direction Cannons, 18 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.	R2+4	P1+1
9.	R8+6	C2=3
10.	R8+3 ×Chariot	H1-2 ×Chariot
11.	C5=4	C3+4 ×Soldier
12.	E7+5	H2+1
13.	R2+2	C5=2
14.	R2=3 ×Soldier	E7+5
15.	P3+1	R4-1
16.	H3+4	R4=7 ×Soldier
17.	R3-1 ×Chariot	E5+7 ×Chariot
18.	C9+3 ×Soldier

Final position

10 moves

18 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 6 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 14: 14. C4+1 H1+2 15. R2-1 R4-3 16. R2=8 C3=6 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 11: P5+1 12. E7+5 P5+1 13. P3+1 P7+1 14. P7+1 R4-2 15. R2=5 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 8: C2=3 9. R8+9 H1-2 10. C5=4 P5+1 11. E7+5 P5+1 12. P3+1 P7+1 13. P7+1 R4-2 14. R2=5 C3-1 15. C9+4 P3+1 16. C9-2 H2+3 17. P7+1 H3+5 18. R5=8 R4+3 19. P7+1 Try it on the board
Variation 4, from move 10: C3+4 11. E7+5 C5=3 12. R2+2 E3+5 13. R2=3 Try it on the board
Variation 5, from move 8: C2+4 9. A6+5 C5=3 10. C9+4 E3+5 11. C9=5+ H7+5 12. C5+4+ A4+5 13. E7+5 P3+1 14. R2+1 R4-2 15. C5-2 H1+3 16. H3+4 Try it on the board
Variation 6, from move 8: 8. E3+1 P3+1 9. R2+5 P3+1 10. R2=7 P3=2 11. C9=8 P2+1 12. C8+5 R2+2 13. A6+5 Try it on the board

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