3rd-File Rook, Joseki

1. ▲P-76
2. △P-34
3. ▲P-75
4. △P-84
5. ▲R-78
6. △P-85
7. ▲K-48
In the very beginning, black advances 7th file pawn to 75, which is the characteristic position for Ishida-Style. Then black swings its rook to 7th file, which is 3rd file from the left. White advances pawns naturally, but black doesn’t need to protect the 8th file, because there is a counterattack procedure. If white exchanges pawns at 86 after the move 7 (▲K-68), an expected moves is as follows: △P-86, ▲Px86, △Rx86, ▲P-74, △Px74, ▲Bx22, △Sx22, ▲B*95. The last move of dropping a bishop at 95 forks white’s king at 51 and rook at 84.

8. △S-62
9. ▲K-38
10. △K-42
11. ▲K-28
12. △K-32
13. ▲S-38
Due to the counter attack above, white cannot easily open a war in the 8th file. Instead, white tighten its defense by △S-62. Then both player develop their castles for a while. The most popular castle for swinging rook is the Mino castle, which is characterized by king at 28, silver at 38 and gold at 49. Depending on the situation, the left gold moves to 52 or 78.

14. △P-14
15. ▲P-16
16. △P-64
17. ▲R-76
18. △S-63
19. ▲P-66
If white advances its pawn in the 1st file, it is better to advance the same in black side as well. It often become important to make a space at 17 in the end of the game to secure a king’s escape rout.
Once the castle is made, black sets to deploy offense pieces. ▲R-76 is a basic position for the Ishida-Style. The rook is defending 86 position and it also easily utilized for attack. Then close the bishop’s diagonal line by ▲P-66 to develop offense line safely.

20. △B-33
21. ▲S-68
22. △K-22
23. ▲S-67
24. △S-32
25. ▲G-58
26. △G-52
White makes the Mino castle as well in this example. It is quite a common castle against swinging rook. There are several options for Black to deploy its left silver, but positioning at 67 is the most common. After stabilizing left side pieces, black can move left gold to 58 to tighten the Mino castle.

27. ▲P-96
28. △P-94
29. ▲B-97
30. △R-84
31. ▲K-77
At the move 31, the Ishida-Style was finally made. It takes a time to make it, but the formation is really flexible to attack the opponent. There are lots of variations of opening a war. An example is proceeding silver to 56 (▲S-56), then exchange pawns at 65. Pushing pawn to 74 (▲P-74) is a very efficient move, because the black’s rook and bishop start to participate in the attack simultaneously. If you can pull the trigger at a right timing, you can take an advantage of the game.