No. 27: Red Retreats the Left Cannon vs Black Shifts Cannon to Trade Chariots
"No. 27: Red Retreats the Left Cannon vs Black Shifts Cannon to Trade Chariots" is a opening record from 57 Cannons vs Screen Horses, 21 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 | P1+1 |
| 8. | P9+1 | R1+5 |
| 9. | R2+4 | E7+5 |
| 10. | R9=4 | A6+5 |
| 11. | C7-1 | C8=9 |
| 12. | R2+5+ | H7-8 |
| 13. | R4+3 | R1=6 |
| 14. | H3+4 | H8+7 |
| 15. | H4+6 | C9+4 |
| 16. | P5+1 | C9=8 |
| 17. | C7=3 | C8=7 |
| 18. | C3=5 | H2+1 |
| 19. | +C+4 | H7+5 |
| 20. | C5+5 | P9+1 |
| 21. | E3+5 | P9+1 |
Final position
Variations and alternative defences
The source manual records 1 variation. Each branch starts from the move number shown.
- Variation 1, from move 15: 15. C7=3 C9+4 16. C3+5 C9=6 17. H4+6 C6-5 18. P5+1 C2=1 19. C5=8 C1+2 20. H9+8 P3+1 21. P7+1 C1=4 22. P7+1 C4+1 23. P7=8 C4=7 24. H8+6 C6=7 Try it on the board
Nearby puzzles
- No. 24: Black Adds the Left Advisor vs Red Advances Chariot to the Soldier Rank
- No. 25: Red Retreats the Left Cannon vs Black Shifts Cannon to Trade Chariots (1)
- No. 26: Red Retreats the Left Cannon vs Black Shifts Cannon to Trade Chariots (2)
- No. 28: Red Retreats the Left Cannon vs Black Shifts Chariot to the Right Flank File
- No. 29: Black Shifts Chariot to Chase the Horse vs Red's Horse Takes the Central Soldier
- No. 30: Black Shifts Chariot to the Right Flank File vs Red Advances Chariot Offering a Trade (1)
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