No. 18: Red Retreats the Seventh-File Cannon vs Black's River-Riding Chariot and Cannon Hits the Chariot (2)

"No. 18: Red Retreats the Seventh-File Cannon vs Black's River-Riding Chariot and Cannon Hits the Chariot (2)" is a opening record from 57 Cannons vs Screen Horses, 24 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+3
13.	R2-1	C2+2
14.	R4-2	P3+1
15.	C5-1	P3=4
16.	C5=3	C8+2
17.	A4+5	R1=2
18.	R4+2	C8=1
19.	R2+6+ ×Chariot	H7-8 ×Chariot
20.	H3+4	C2+1
21.	R4=3 ×Soldier	P4=5
22.	P5+1 ×Soldier	C1+3 ×Horse
23.	R3+3+	A5-6
24.	R3=2 ×Horse	R2=5 ×Soldier

Final position

10 moves

20 moves

24 moves

Variations and alternative defences

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

Variation 1, from move 15: C8+2 16. C7+3 R1-3 17. R4+1 P7+1 18. R4-3 C2=7 19. R4=3 H1-3 20. P3+1 H3+5 21. R2=5 C8+5 22. C5=7 R1=4 23. A6+5 C8=9 24. P3=2 H7+6 25. R5=2 R4+6 26. R2-3 C9-1 27. R3-1 Try it on the board
Variation 2, from move 14: 14. H3+4 C2-4 15. R4+2 C8+1 16. C7=9 C2-2 17. R4-3 C8+2 18. P7+1 P7+1 19. R4+1 C8=6 20. R2+6+ H7-8 21. R4-2 R1=3 22. R4+2 H1+3 23. C9=7 R3=7 Try it on the board

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