| Quest of the lost systems |
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| Chapter One: Yagura |
| Section 3: The Morishita System |
Now another position: with an exchange of Ps on the 7th file. Diagram
5, below, is from Ryu-o-sen, Game 4 played by Morishita(b) and Tanigawa(w)
on Nov. 26 & 27, 1991.
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
+---------------------------+
|wL wN * * * wK wB wN wL |a White in hand: nothing
| * wR * * * * wG * * |b
| * * wS wP * wG wS wP wP |c
|wP wP wP * wP wP wP * * |d
| * * * * * * * * * |e
| * * bP bP bP * bP * * |f
|bP bP bS bG * bP * bP bP |g
| * bK bG bB * bS * bR * |h Black in hand: nothing
|bL bN * * * * * bN bL |i
+---------------------------+
Diagram 5. Morishita(b) vs Tanigawa(w), up to (w)P-9d.
After Diagram 5: (from Black)
1.P-3e Px3e 2.Bx3e P-7e 3.Px7e Bx7e 4.P-6e K-3a
5.R-3h K-2b 6.B-4f R-9b 7.S-5g B-4b 8.S5g-6f P-9e
9.P-1f P-1d 10.P*7e (Diagram 6)
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
+---------------------------+
|wL wN * * * * * wN wL |a White in hand: 2 Ps
|wR * * * * wB wG wK * |b
| * * wS wP * wG wS wP * |c
| * wP * * wP wP * * wP |d
|wP * bP bP * * * * * |e
| * * * bS bP bB * * bP |f
|bP bP bS bG * bP * bP * |g
| * bK bG * * * bR * * |h Black in hand: P
|bL bN * * * * * bN bL |i
+---------------------------+
Diagram 6. Up to (b)P*7e.
Black goes ahead to exchange Ps on the 3rd file. After seeing White also
exchanged Ps on the 7th, Black then pushes the P on the 6th file. The rest
of the moves will go naturally along the 6th file, checking White's moves
with the well-positioned B on 4f. Since Black's R is on 3h, his/her R &
B have comparatively more free space. You can't say the position is in favor
of either side, but there is another factor that goes with shogi games,
which is a feel of ease. In this case, Black should feel easier about his/her
future deployment, while White has a lot to be cautious of.
