Plum Flower Springs 梅花泉 Volume 1 Board 01-10

The Plum Flower Springs Manual is another ancient classic that must be read by all enthusiast. It took the the Central Cannon vs. Screen Horse Defense Opening System one step further. Unlike earlier Plum Flower Manuals, where the games were lopsided in the favor of one color, the Plum Flower Springs Manual was quite even the moves. The Plum Flower Springs Manual is divided into three different volumes. Like the Secret in the Tangerine, there were discussions on the Central Cannon vs. Screen Horse Defense, the Same Direction Cannons, the Opposite Direction Cannons et cetera. There were also handicap games which made up of Volume 3. 

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This page would be introduce the first ten boards in Volume 1.

• Board 01 C14 Central Cannon with Ranked Chariot and Central Pawn Advancement vs. Screen Horse Defense
• Board 02 C14 Central Cannon with Right Ranked Chariot with Central Pawn Advancement and Central Linked Horses vs. Screen Horse Defense with Left Ranked Chariot and Right Riverbank Cannon
• Board 03 C14 Central Cannon with Right Ranked Chariot with Central Pawn Advancement and Central Linked Horses vs. Screen Horse Defense with Left Ranked Chariot and Right Riverbank Cannon
• Board 04 B05 Central Cannon with Centrally Linked Horses ane Right Ranked Chariot vs. Left Single Horse Defense, Palcorner Cannon and Left Filed Chariot Variation.
• Board 05 C15 Central Cannon with Right Filed Chariot and Right Riverbank Cannon with Left Chariot Sacrifice vs. Screen Horse Defense with Filed Chariot Variation and Pawn Sacrifice for Intiative.
• Board 06 C17 Central Cannon with Centrally Linked Horses with Central Pawn Advancement and Filed Chariot vs. Screen Horse Defense with Filed Chariot Variation.
• Board 07 C03 Central Cannon with Centrally Linked Horses with Central Pawn Advancement and Ranked Chariot vs. Screen Horse Defense with Right Riverbank Cannon and Ranked Chariot.
• Board 08 C03 Central Cannon with Mandarin Duck Horses and File Chariot with 3rd Pawn Advancement vs. Screen Horse Defense with Double Riverbank Cannons and File Chariot Variation
• Board 09 B05 Central Cannon with Mandarin Duck Horses with Central Pawn Advancement with Horse Sacrifice Variation vs. Single Horse Defense with C2=3 and advancing the cannon to capture the Red Pawn Variation
• Board 10 C14 Central Cannon with Mandarin Duck Horses with Central Pawn Advancement with Horse Sacrifice Variation vs. Single Horse Defense with C2=3 and advancing the cannon to capture the Red Pawn Variation