(Gyoku no shita kara Gin wo ute.)

Vocabulary: Gyoku=King, no=of, shita=back, bottom, Gin=Silver, wo=functional word making the previous noun into the objective case, ute (imperative of utsu)=to drop

This is another tesuji using a Silver. Diagram 1 shows where a Sliver has been dropped on 3a. The King cannot be rescued. The position may not be obvious at a glance, so we will examine it move by move.

White in hand: all the rest
  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1
+---------------------------+
| *  *  *  * bR+ * bS wN wL |a
| *  *  *  *  * wG wK  *  * |b
| *  *  *  *  * wP wP wP wP |c
| *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * |d
| *  *  *  *  *  * bP  * bP |e
| *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * |f
| *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * |g
| *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * |h
| *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * |i
+---------------------------+
Black in hand: nothing
Diagram 1. Up to S*3a.

1) P2d, which will be answered with +Rx4b, K2c, +R2b.
2) G4a, which will lead to +Rx4a, Kx4a, G*3b.
3) G*4a, which will meet Sx4b+, and if K2b, +R4a (Not exactly mate, but hopeless). If Gx4b, G*3a...(mate)
4) S*4a, which looks good if followed by Sx4b+, Sx4b, securing 3a. But Black will then play G*2b, what we call the "okuri" tesuji, or a sacrifice in order to send the King away into an inescapable corner.

Once you have learnt how effective the Silver works from behind, you will be able to apply the principle in other positions.

In Diagram 2, White has just played G4a to chase the promoted Rook away. No need to panic. You'll play...?

White in hand: all the rest
  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1
+---------------------------+
| *  *  *  * bR+wG  * wN wL |a
| *  *  *  *  *  * wK  *  * |b
| *  *  *  *  * wP wP wP wP |c
| *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * |d
| *  *  *  *  *  * bP  * bP |e
| *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * |f
| *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * |g
| *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * |h
| *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * |i
+---------------------------+
Black in hand: G S 
Diagram 2. Up to ....G4a

G4b.

Like the belly Silver, this is also a pretty effective tesuji you should remember.