| Quest of the lost systems |
|
|
| Chapter Two: Furibisha |
| Section 5: Masuda-shiki Ishida-ryu |
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
+--------------------------------------------+ White in hand:
| wL | wN | | wG | | | | wN | wL | a +------------------+
+--------------------------------------------+ | B |
| | wR | | | | wS | wG | wK | | b | |
+--------------------------------------------+ +------------------+
| | | wP | wP | wS | | | wP | | c
+--------------------------------------------+
| wP | | | | wP | wP | | | wP | d
+--------------------------------------------+
| | wP | bP | bP | | | wP | | | e
+--------------------------------------------+
| bP | | bR | | | | | | bP | f
+--------------------------------------------+
| | bP | bN | | bP | bP | bP | bP | | g
+--------------------------------------------+ Black in hand:
| | | bG | | | | bS | bK | | h +------------------+
+--------------------------------------------+ | B |
| bL | | bS | | | bG | | bN | bL | i | |
+--------------------------------------------+ +------------------+
Diagram 2 Standard Formation of Tateishi-ryu, up to bR-7f.
While Masuda-shiki shifts its Rook from 7h to 7f, Tateishi-ryu positions
the Rook on the same spot via 6h-6f-7f. Advantages of the Tateishi-ryu are:
- The vanguard position on the 6th file, which eliminates White's S-6c,
an effective defence.
- Forcing White's R-8d in defence of the 7th file, which yields another
chance of a R-exchange by dropping B on 6f, or 5g (which was the case in
this game).
- The left Silver's position being on 7i, instead of 8h, which makes
the further use of the piece easier.
From Diagram 2: (from white)
R-8d; P-5f, S-4c; B*5g, G-5b; S-6h, G5b-4b;
S-6g, P-4e; Bx3e, S5c-4d; B-5g, P-5e; Px5e, Sx5e;
P-7d, Rx7d; Rx7d, Px7d; R*5a, P*5f; B-8d, S5e-4d;
P-6d, P-4f; Px4f, P-8f; Px8f, Px6d; Rx8a+
Kobayashi kept his cool throughout this very difficult game and finally
gained the victory. He is well known for his Super Shiken-Bisha, and now
he is also equipped himself with what he calls Super Tateishi-Ryu. It is
to note that he played every single game in the '95 Haya-Zashi Tournament
with this newly developed system and got himself the championship. However,
an effective antidote is known to exist.
