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 […]

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 […]

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 […]