From: Pieter Stouten <Pieter.Stouten <at> EMBL <dot> BITNET>
Date: 17 dec 1991
Subject: FWD: shikake

>From:   IN%"phygod72 <at> perdita <dot> gac <dot> edu"   16-DEC-1991 22:19:22.66
To:     Pieter.Stouten <at> EMBL-Heidelberg <dot> DE
Subj:   shikake
 
Hello there.  I just talked to one of my Japanese friends about the
meaning of shikake.  Literally, it means "trick."  As to the shogi
translation, we think that it means something similar to a fork or a
passive attack.  Here is an example to better clarify:
 
Say I have a knight in front of my lance, and in front of my lance is
your bishop.  If I were to move my knight, your bishop would be
threatened by my lance, but I did not directly place my lance into a
position that would threaten your bishop.
 
I hope that this helps...
 
Phil Miesle