| Quest of the lost systems |
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| Chapter Two: Furibisha |
| Section 5: Masuda-shiki Ishida-ryu |
In preparation for any possible attack, he gave security of the king's
head top priority. At his P-6e, it is obvious Waki achieved a strategic
victory.
After the above: (from White)
G-3a; R-2f, P-8d; P-8f, S-8c; P-5f, S-4d;
S-6f, P-5d; G6h-6g, G-7b; R-2h, S-5c; G5h-6h, P-7d;
P-5e, P-6d; B*5f, R-4d; Bx2c+, G-4b; +B-5f,
The white player was cornered into a state where he no longer had any
effective moves to make. When he made one, it only gave his opponent an
opportunity to promote his Bishop freely.
But, alas, he made a fatal error toward the end and it was Habu who won
the game. Still, the problem remains with a white player who resorts to
this strategy. After all, Waki showed flawless moves to cope with white
Masuda-shiki, to a certain point.
To sum it up, if you play black i-bisha against Masuda's Ishida-ryu, what
you should keep in mind is to avoid giving any possible openings for attack,
and to secure a footing and develop it steadily into a tight fortress. It
is likely that each side has a Bishop in hand, but the furi-bisha side is
more liable to have an open space for its drop. Therefore, the white player
should be reluctant to deploy the same tactic as yours, i.e., building a
thick wall to protect one's own territory.
Hence, the Masuda-shiki gradually lost its popularity because of its weakness
against dilatory tactics, especially when playing black. Also when playing
white, black players sometimes let their opponents build up an authentic
Ishida-ryu, thereby they could attack by bo-Kin (climbing Gold) tactic,
which turned out to be quite effective to get the better of White.
Masuda's Ishida-ryu (7)
There is one way that I can recommend which should forestall White's Masuda-shiki.
P-7f, P-3d; P-2f, P-3e; K-6h. (See Diagram on the next page)
To place your King on 6h should do the trick, though it seldom appears
in official game records.
