From: Howard Wachtel BOWIESTATE EDU> Date: 5 jun 1996 Subject: Switching Rook No.2 & 3 Concerning the switching rook lessons: : Hineri Bisha Point #4: : #4 -- The Shogi beginners are all surprised with this 97 Kaku : (B-9g) because Gote's Hisha (Whites Rook) can promote as 89 : HI-NARI (R-8i+) but you need not be afraid of this Hisha : Nari (Rook promotion). Because you can kill/capture this Ryu : (Promoted Rook)at the end. Can anybody try to kill/capture : this Ryu (Dragon) [promoted Rook]?. Try to give me the score : you moved. : Answer: Sente Gote Black White : 97 Kaku 89 Hi Naru B-9g R-8i+ : 88 Kaku 72 Kin B-8h G-7b : 86 Hi 83 Fu R-8f P-8c ^^^^^ Wait a minute; R-8f is not possible here; the Rook is at 2f and there is a pawn at 3f (from Black's 7th turn), so the Rook cannot move from 2f to 8f. Apparently that negates all further analysis. : 59 Kin 54 Fu G-5i P-5d : 69 Kin 53 Gin Hidari G-5i S4b-5c : 87 Kin G-8g : : After above, it proceeds : : : 78 Gin 88 Ryu S-7h +R-8h : Do Kin 75 Gin Gx8h S-7e : 52 Hi 42 Kaku R-5b B-4b : 83 Hi Naru Do Kin R-8c Gx8c : 62 Hi Naru R-6b+ : : Then Sente Black wins almost under the same strength as :opponent. : Instead of 59 Kin (G-5i), 58 Gyoku (K-5h) is it possible to capture : the Ryu (+R) and the next movement is 68 Kin (G-6h) -- 78 Gin : (S-7h). But if you merely move 68 Kin (G-6h) to 78 Gin(S-7h), it : becomes dangerous because it proceeds 88 Ryu(+R-8h) , Do Hi : (Rx8h) and 79 Kaku Drop(B*7i). Many answers said 87 Fu(P*8g) :after : 88 Kaku (B-8g) and Do Kin (Gx8g),79 Ryu (+R7i) Do Kaku (Bx7i) :and : 78 Gin (S*7h)drop. But Sente's (Black's) next movement of 86 Hi : (R-8f) is a very severe attack to Gote (White). Please review : again an you will see this is so. Again, this does not apply because R-8f is not possible. : Hineri-Bisha Point #6: : #6 -- The Sente (Black) can become to be very superior by this :move but how? This is my question for all of you. : This is actually a very famous movement of Tsugi no Itte : (Next step). Please try to think and give me an answer by : mentioning at least the next 5 steps. : : Answer: Sente Gote Black White : 43 Fu Do Gyoku P*4c Kx4c : 26 Hi 32 Gyoku R-2f K-3b : 43 Fu P*4c : : 70% of the answers were correct and I understood people in : attack after 43 Fu (P*4c), Do Gin (Sx4c), there were many :mistakes though the way is very simple. The follows are as for an :example of success : : : 43 Fu Do Gin P*4c Sx4c : 53 Kaku Naru 52 Kin B-5c+ G-5b : 71 Uma 92 Hi +B-7a R-9b : 81 Uma 62 Hi +B-8a R-6b : 15 Kei! Sente much superior! N-1e What is the point of the drop N*1e? What happens after ...P1d; Nx2c+ Kx2c? Howard Wachtel