Author: Rembrandt
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Sota Fujii, the reigning Meijin, becomes the challenger for the Oza title, aiming for his eighth crown, with a victory over 9th dan player Masayuki Toyoshima.
Sota Fujii, the 21-year-old reigning Meijin and Ryuo, is on the verge of monopolizing all eight titles in the shogi world. On the 4th day, he secured the right to challenge for the remaining title, “Oza” by winning the Challenger Determination Match held at the Kansai Shogi Hall, Osaka City. In the drawing of lots,…
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Takumi Ito one win away from his first title challenge (Challenger Decision Best-of-Three Match, Game 1: Takuya Nakase vs. Takumi Ito)
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/igoshougi/ryuoh/blog/20230731-SYT8T4402329/ The game was induced to bishop exchange opening by Nagase. It seemed like Nagase had control in the early stages with skillful maneuvering, leading Ito to a standard reclining silver position from a minor disadvantage in the bishop exchange opening. The main game demonstrated Ito’s accurate moves. Building an advantage with ▲Bishop-63, he gradually…
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Yuki Sasaki, known as the man who halted Fujii’s 29-game winning streak, achieved his first entry into the Osho League by defeating 8-dan Itotani in his 7th league appearance
https://news.biglobe.ne.jp/entertainment/0731/spn_230731_8428259936.html On 31st July, second qualifying round of the 73rd ALSOK Cup Osho Tournamentat was held in the Osaka Kansai Shogi Hall, and Yuki Sasaki (8-dan, 28 years old) won against Tetsuro Itotani (8-dan, 34 years old) in 130 moves. In the next round, Sasaki will compete against Akira Inaba (8-dan, 34 years old) for…
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Bishop-exchanging 4th-file Rook, Joseki
Bishop-exchanging 4th-file rook is one type of swinging rook strategy where the swinging rook side tries to take advantage of a bishop exchange in the early stage. It opposes to traditional swinging rooks theory where a bishop exchange is thought to be not good for the swinging rook side, because the conventional swinging rook is…
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94th Kisei Tournament
The 94th Kisei tournament is in progress. Semifinal games of Akira Watanabe vs Daichi Sasaki and Takuya Nagase vs Yuki Sasaki were played on 20th April. Both games were double wing attack opening. Daichi Sasaki defeated Akira Watanabe. Daichi Sasaki got the pace in the middle of the game and he secured the advantage until…
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The 36th Ryuo Tournament, as of 2023.04.17
Takuya Nagase vs. Yoshiharu Hanyu was held on April 12, and Habu won the game. It was a semifinal stage of the 36th Ryuo tournament Group 1. In the final, Habu will face Akira Inaba 8th Dan. Habu and Inaba are entitled to proceed to the knock out round. The tournament table of 1st Group,…
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Central Rook, Joseki
This article introduces a basic opening for the Central Rook, which is a swinging rook strategy, where the rook is swung to 5th file. Central rook was a defensive strategy aiming counterattacks, but a professional player Masakazu Kondo established innovative opening strategy called Gokigen Central Rook. “Gokigen” means happy or feeling good in Japanese. The…
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3rd-File Rook, Joseki
This article introduces a basic opening for 3rd-File Rook especially for the Ishida-Style Joseki. The 3rd-file rook is one of swinging rook strategies, where the rook is swung to the 3rd file from the left side in the early opening. It is an opening strategy for swinging rook when you are black (first move). 1.…
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Double Wing Attack, Joseki
Double Wing Attack is a Joseki when both players choose static rook but don’t open bishop lines. The definition of the Double Wing Attack is vague, this article introduces basic strategy of the opening. 1. ▲P-262. △P-843. ▲P-254. △P-855. ▲G-786. △G-32Both player proceed pawns in the rook’s file without opening the bishop line.Once the opponent’s…
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Side Pawn Picker, Joseki
Side Pawn Picker is one of major openings of double static rook game, in which sente’s (black’s) rook takes gote’s (white’s) pawn on 34 from 24 after making a pawn exchange on the 2nd file. The opening tend to open a war in the early phase of the game, and both player usually don’t have…