From: ivan <ivan%TREASURY.GOVT.NZ <at> VM <dot> TAU <dot> AC <dot> IL>
Date: 3 apr 1995
Subject: Re: 2 piece opening

Malcolm Maynard <Malcolm_Maynard%MINDLINK.BC.CA <at> taunivm <dot> tau <dot> ac <dot> il> writes:

> I play shogi at  the Vancouver Shogi Club every Sunday  and play a lot
> of two  piece games, as Black,  since I'm one of  the newer players. I
> recently devised an opening or joseki  that seems to give the stronger
> players I'm up against (as White) quite a hard time.
>
> I thought up this opening a while back when I decided to try something
> a bit different and it does seem to work quite nicely.
>
> I'd like  to know, though, if  this is an original  opening at all, or
> did I  just stumble upon a  well documented joseki on  my own (which I
> think is more likely to be perfectly honest).
>
> I neglected to record any of the  games I'd won with this opening, but
> the basics are as follows:
>
>  1  ......  P5c-5d
>  2  P7g-7f  S7a-6b
>  3  P4g-4f  S6b-5c
>  4  P4f-4e  G6a-6b   (Black keeps Bishop's diagonal open)
>  5  P5g-5f  P6c-6d
>  6  S7i-6h  G6b-6c
>  7  S6h-5g  P7c-7d
>  8  S5g-4f  N8a-7c   (Silver on 4f is in an aggresive position)
>  9  R2h-5h  K5a-6b   (Black has a lot of pressure on 5e)
> 10  K5i-4h  G4a-3b   (Black begins a "quicky" castle on the right)
> 11  K4h-3h  S3a-2b
> 12  K3h-2h  P6d-6e
> 13  G4i-3h  G6c-6d   (Black's  castle  now  complete.  The  Pawn on 3g
>                       could  also  be  moved   to  3r  or  3e  without
>                       jeopardising the castle at  this early stage. If
>                       Black can get the pawn to 3e, his Bishop is even
>                       more threatening.)
> 14  G6i-7h  K6b-6c   (Black must not neglect the Bishop's head)
> 15  P5f-5e  P5dx5e
> 16  S4fx5e  ......   (If White  G6dx5e, Black has an  edge with either
>                       B8hx53 OR R5hx53)

If the silver on 4f was supported by your other silver on 4f it would be
the Tandem Silvers opening.
I read about it yesterday and it seems that in the standard lines P-3e
happens fairly early and 3d is a very important square to both sides.
In practice it is the most succesful system against white.
So, well done!

Ivan