No. 46: Red Shifts Cannon to the Seventh File vs Black Adds the Right Advisor
"No. 46: Red Shifts Cannon to the Seventh File vs Black Adds the Right Advisor" is a opening record from 57 Cannons vs Screen Horses, 22 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. | P3+1 | P3+1 |
| 5. | C8=7 | A4+5 |
| 6. | H8+9 | H3+2 |
| 7. | R9+1 | E3+5 |
| 8. | R9=6 | C8+4 |
| 9. | H3+4 | R1=2 |
| 10. | R6+5 | C2=4 |
| 11. | C7+3 | R2=3 |
| 12. | C5=7 | C8=3 |
| 13. | R2+9 | C3+3+ |
| 14. | A6+5 | R3+4 |
| 15. | R2-7 | H2+1 |
| 16. | C7-1 | R3=2 |
| 17. | C7=9 | H1-3 |
| 18. | R6-1 | R2+4 |
| 19. | C9+5 | H3+5 |
| 20. | R6-2 | R2-5 |
| 21. | C9-3 | H5-6 |
| 22. | R2=7 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 2 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 9: 9. R6+5 P3+1 10. R6=8 H2+4 11. R8+1 H4+3 12. P7+1 R1=4 13. A4+5 H3-4 14. C5=4 H4+6 15. E3+5 P7+1 16. P3+1 H6-7 17. P9+1 C8=7 18. R2+9 +H-8 19. R8-2 H8+7 20. E5+3 R4+5 21. E7+5 R4=6 22. H9+8 R6+1 23. H8-7 A5-4 24. H7+6 R6=5 Try it on the board
- Variation 2, from move 6: 6. H3+4 C8+3 7. H4-3 C8-1 8. R9+1 E3+5 9. R9=6 H3+2 10. H8+9 P1+1 11. C7-1 R1+3 12. R2+4 H2+1 13. R6+3 P1+1 14. C5=4 C2+3 15. R2-2 C2+2 16. A6+5 P3+1 17. R6-2 C2=6 18. R6=4 P3=2 19. H3+4 P5+1 20. C7=6 R1=6 21. H4-6 R6=5 22. R4=5 C8+2 23. H6-7 P7+1 24. P3+1 E5+7 Try it on the board
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