No. 133: Red Develops the Edge Horse vs Black Retreats the Right Cannon

"No. 133: Red Develops the Edge Horse vs Black Retreats the Right Cannon" is a opening record from 57 Cannons vs Screen Horses, 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	H8+7
2.	H2+3	R9=8
3.	R1=2	H2+3
4.	P7+1	P7+1
5.	C8=7	C8+2
6.	H8+9	C2-1
7.	R2+4	E3+5
8.	R9=8	C2=6
9.	C5=4	A4+5
10.	E7+5	R1=2
11.	C7+4 ×Soldier	R2+9 ×Chariot
12.	H9-8 ×Chariot	C6=7
13.	R2=4	C8+4
14.	R4+4	C7=8
15.	C4+4	H7+8
16.	C4=3	-C+1
17.	R4-4	+C=7
18.	C3=2	C8=7
19.	R4=2

Final position

10 moves

19 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 3 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 9: 9. R8+7 C6+1 10. P9+1 A4+5 11. H9+8 P3+1 12. C7=9 H3+4 13. R8+1 C6-1 14. R8-1 C6+1 15. R8+1 C6-1 16. R8-1 C6=8 17. R2=5 H4+3 18. R5=4 H3+1 19. E7+9 P3+1 20. R4=7 +C-1 21. C5=8 R1=4 22. R8+2 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 8: 8. R9+1 C2=8 9. R2=4 H7+6 10. P7+1 E5+3 11. H9+7 -C=6 12. R4=8 C6+1 13. H7+6 R1=2 14. R8+5 H3-2 15. R9=6 E7+5 16. C5+4+ A6+5 17. C5=9 H2+1 18. H6+4 C8+1 19. P9+1 Try it on the board
Variation 3, from move 8: R1=2 9. R9=4 A4+5 10. P9+1 C2=1 11. R4+5 R2+8 12. R4=3 C1+4 13. P7+1 C1+1 14. H9+7 R2=3 15. R2=9 C1=2 16. R9+1 C2-6 17. R3+1 R3-1 18. P7+1 Try it on the board

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