Tag: Yagura

  • Yagura, Joseki

    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…

  • Major Opening Strategies in Static Rook Games

    Major Opening Strategies in Static Rook Games

    I would like to classify the major opening strategies for systematic understanding the typical Shogi patterns. In this article, you can look over the common openings of static rook games. Each opening has very unique feature, so I hope you can find your favorite. I would like to summarize major openings of swinging rook games…