No. 128: Red Pushes the Central Soldier vs Black's Left Cannon Patrols the River

"No. 128: Red Pushes the Central Soldier vs Black's Left Cannon Patrols the River" is a opening record from 57 Cannons vs Screen Horses, 23 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	C2+4
6.	P5+1	C8+2
7.	H8+9	E3+5
8.	R9=8	R1=2
9.	R2+4	H7+6
10.	A6+5	P7+1
11.	R2=3 ×Soldier	H6+4
12.	C7=6	C8=7
13.	R3=4	R8+6
14.	R4-1	H4+5 ×Cannon
15.	E3+5 ×Horse	C2+1
16.	H3-1	R8=9 ×Soldier
17.	H1-3	P9+1
18.	P9+1	P9+1
19.	R4=6	P9=8
20.	C6=7	C7-2
21.	H3+4	A4+5
22.	C7+4 ×Soldier	R9-2
23.	R8+1	P1+1

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

23 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 1 variation. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 7: 7. R2+4 E3+5 8. P3+1 P7+1 9. R2=3 H7+6 10. R3=4 H6+4 11. R4-1 C8=7 12. H3-5 C2-1 13. R4=6 C7=4 14. R6=5 A4+5 15. P7+1 E5+3 16. H8+9 R1=4 17. R9=8 C2=3 18. C5=1 R8+5 Try it on the board

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