Category: Joseki
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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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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…
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Bishop Exchange, Joseki
Bishop exchange is a kind of opening where the bishops are exchanged in specific waiy in the early stage of a double static rook game. It is one of the most famous opening in the current professional games. In this article, I will explain a classical type of opening. 1. ▲P-762. △P-843. ▲P-264. △P-855. ▲B-776.…
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Yagura, Joseki
Yagura is one of the most famous castles which often used in double static rook games, characterized by the left silver on 77, and the golds on 78 and 67. Yagura is a name of castle, but it is also a type of strategy or opening where one or both of players use use Yagura…
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4th File Rook, Saginomiya Joseki
The Saginomiya Joseki is a rapid attack Joseki in static rook vs 4th-file rook. The opening strategy was invented by two professional players; Teruichi Aono and Kunio Yonenaga. It is named after the place in Tokyo, where the two inventors lived. Both of them are static rook player. The strategy was became famous when Yonenaga…
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4th File Rook, Yamada Joseki
4th-file rook is my favorite opening strategy. It is often said that it is good for beginners, because the strategy can flexibly utilized against any type of opposite side’s tactics, and also it contains many essence of techniques. However, the Joseki include a lot of branches of variable, so I am feeling that it is…
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Major Opening Strategies in Swinging Rook Games
There are two parties in Shogi players. One is static rook player, and the other is swinging rook player. In this article, you can look over the major opening strategies in swinging rook games. For the static rook games, please check the previously issued articles. Rook is the strongest piece, and swinging rook can use…