No. 23: Red Retreats the Seventh-File Cannon vs Black Advances Cannon to Hit the Horse (5)

"No. 23: Red Retreats the Seventh-File Cannon vs Black Advances Cannon to Hit the Horse (5)" is a opening record from 57 Cannons vs Screen Horses, 25 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 ×Soldier	R1+5 ×Soldier
9.	R2+4	E7+5
10.	R9=4	A6+5
11.	R4+5	H2+1
12.	C7-1	C2+5
13.	C5-1	H1+3
14.	C5+1	C2-4
15.	R4+2	C2-2
16.	R4-2	H3+1
17.	R4=3 ×Soldier	H1+3 ×Elephant
18.	R3+1 ×Horse	C2+1
19.	R3-1	R1+2 ×Horse
20.	P3+1	R1=3
21.	C7=6	R3=4
22.	C6=8	R4+1
23.	R2=8	C2+6 ×Cannon
24.	P3=2	P3+1
25.	P7+1 ×Soldier	R8=6

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

25 moves

Variations and alternative defences

The source manual records 2 variations. Each branch starts from the move number shown.

Variation 1, from move 13: 13. P3+1 R1=8 14. H3+2 C2-4 15. R4-2 P7+1 16. C7=3 R8=6 17. R4=9 H7+8 18. C3=2 P7+1 19. C2+4 P7=8 20. R9-1 R6+4 21. C2=7 R6=3 22. R9+1 R3=8 23. R9=8 C2=3 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 13: 13. H3+4 C2-4 14. R4+2 C8+1 15. H4+6 R1=4 16. H6+7 C2-2 17. R4-5 C2+4 18. R2-2 C2-3 19. P3+1 P7+1 20. H7-5 R4-2 21. P5+1 C8+2 22. H5+3 C2=7 23. E3+1 R8+3 Try it on the board

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