New Tactics in Abandoning Pieces in Opening Layout

Author: Shang Wei
Editor: Pan Jianlin et al.
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: Excerpt: Chapter Primary Layout Abandoning Horse Opening 1. Cannon 2-5 vs Screen Horse Flat Cannon Exchange Horse (Black Double Cannon Cross River) 1. Practical Game Examples 1. Cannon 2-5 Horse 8-c7 2. Horse 2-c3 Car 9-c8 3. Car 1-c2 Pawn 7-c4 4. Car 2-c6 Horse 2-c3 5. Pawn 7-c1 Cannon 8-c9 6. Car 2-d3 Cannon 9-d7 7. Horse 8-c7 Guard 4-c5 8. Cannon 8-c9 Cannon 9-c8 9. Car 3-d4 Horse 7-c8 10. Car 9-c8 Car 1-c2 11. Car 4-c6 Cannon 7-c5 Black's move to advance the cannon to attack the pawn and capture the bishop is an extremely aggressive choice. If they change to Cannon 2-d1, then Car 4-c3, Bishop 3-c5, Car 8-c7, Horse 8-c7, Car 4-c2, threatening to capture the horse with priority, making it difficult for Black to have a counterattack. 12. Bishop 3-c1 Cannon 2-c4 Correct move. If they change to Horse 8-c9, then Horse 3-c1, Car 8-c6, Car 8-c6, Cannon 7-c9, Cannon 9-c4, Cannon 9-c5, Horse 7-c5, Car 8-c5, Pawn 9-c1, Red has an advantage (this becomes "Variation 1"). 13. Pawn 5-c2 Cannon 7-c3 14. Pawn 5-c2 Pawn 5-c5 15. Horse 7-c5 Car 8-c2 The high cannon position car is an easy variation. Previously, Car 8-c3 was often played, then Horse 5-c6, Car 8-c4, Horse 6-c7, Car 4-c3, Car 8-c1, threatening to capture the horse with priority (this becomes "Variation 2"). 16. Horse 5-c6 If they mistakenly play Cannon 5-c3, then Car 8-c5, Cannon 5-c2, Cannon 2-c5, Car 8-c9, Horse 3-c2, Horse 3-c5, Car 5-c4, Cannon 9-c5, Bishop 3-c5, Black is satisfied. 16. Cannon 3-c1 17. Guard 4-c5 Horse 8-c7 18. Car 8-c2 Horse 3-c4 19. Pawn 7-c1 If they change to Emperor 5-c4, then Horse 4-c5, Red will be in vain. 19. Pawn 3-c5 20. Cannon 9-c4 Car 2-c3 In the current position, Red mainly has two variations: Cannon 9-c3 and Car 8-c2. They are explained as follows: (I) Cannon 9-c3 21. Cannon 9-c3 Red advances the bottom-line cannon, a common variation among beginners. 21. Horse 7-c5 22. Bishop 7-c5 Car 8-c4 23. Car 8-c6 Cannon 1-c3