| Quest of the lost systems |
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| Chapter One: Yagura |
| Section 2: Formation with black Rook on 2i |
The same position appeared several times after this in different games,
but White couldn't make his point in any of them. Hence, those moves cited
above became joseki. Unlike the orthodox suzume-zashi, the right S is up
and about, which certainly makes a difference.
Now let me show you how the R-2i side should play against the bo-gin, the
old emeny of suzume-zashi. Diagram 3, below, is from the Nippon Series game
between Kunio Yonenaga(b) and Kiyosumi Kiriyama(w), played on June 6th,
1982.
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
+---------------------------+
|wL wN * * * * * wN wL |a White in hand: nothing
| * wR * * * * wG wK * |b
|wP * wS wP * wG wS wP wP |c
| * * wP wB wP wP wP * * |d
| * wP * * * * * * bP |e
| * * bP bP bP * bP bP * |f
|bP bP bS bG * bP bN * * |g Black in hand: nothing
| * * bG bB * bS * * * |h
|bL bN * bK bR * * * bL |i
+---------------------------+
Diagram 3. Yonenaga(b) vs Kiriyama(w), up to B-6h.
Moves from Diagram 3: (from White)
S-8d; P-6e B-4b; S-6f N-7c; P-5e Px5e;
Sx5e P-8f; Px8f S-9e; S-5d Gx5d; Rx5d
Central field is the place to attack, as Yonenaga did in this game, which
brought him a victory by a big margin.
Another game in the same vein: a play-off for the meijin challenger, played
by Tanigawa(b) and Nakahara(w) on March 24, 1983. Diagram 4 shows where
Tanigawa shifted his R from 2i to 5i.
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
+---------------------------+
|wL wN * * * * wK wN wL |a
| * wR * * * wB wG * * |b White in hand: nothing
| * * wS wP * wG wS wP wP |c
|wP * wP * wP wP wP * * |d
| * wP * * * * * * bP |e
|bP * bP bP bP * bP bP * |f
| * bP bS bG * bP bN * * |g Black in hand: nothing
| * * bG * * bS * * * |h
|bL bN bB bK bR * * * bL |i
+---------------------------+
Diagram 4. Tanigawa(b) vs Nakahara(w), up to R-5i.
