No. 41: Black Pushes the Edge Soldier vs Red Shifts Chariot to Pin the Cannon
"No. 41: Black Pushes the Edge Soldier vs Red Shifts Chariot to Pin the 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. | P3+1 | P3+1 |
| 5. | H8+9 | P1+1 |
| 6. | C8=7 | H3+2 |
| 7. | R9+1 | H2+1 |
| 8. | C7+3 | P1+1 |
| 9. | R9=8 | R1+4 |
| 10. | C7+1 | A6+5 |
| 11. | R2+6 | C2=4 |
| 12. | C7=3 | E7+5 |
| 13. | R8+5 | H1+3 |
| 14. | A6+5 | P1+1 |
| 15. | H9-7 | R1=4 |
| 16. | R8-4 | C4=3 |
| 17. | C5=6 | C8=9 |
| 18. | R2+3+ | H7-8 |
| 19. | E7+5 | C9=7 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 1 variation. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 12: 12. R8+2 P7+1 13. P3+1 R1=7 14. R2=3 R7-1 15. C7=3 E7+5 16. C5=6 R8=6 17. P7+1 R6+4 18. C3-2 C4+3 19. E7+5 R6=1 Try it on the board
Nearby puzzles
- No. 38: Red Pushes the Central Soldier vs Black Adds the Advisor
- No. 39: Red Shifts Chariot to Press the Horse vs Black Retreats the 9th-File Cannon
- No. 40: Red Shifts Chariot to the Left Flank File vs Black Adds the Left Advisor
- No. 42: Black Pushes the Edge Soldier vs Red Shifts Chariot to the Left Flank File
- No. 43: Black Pushes the Edge Soldier vs Red Advances Chariot to the Soldier Rank
- No. 44: Black's High Chariot on the Soldier Rank vs Red Shifts Chariot to Pin the Cannon (1)
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