From: Manabu Terao - Nihon Sun RM Advisory Staff
Date: 21 nov 1996
Subject: Re: Castles

Dear Luiz and Shogi fans,

Here are some examples of Castles in Ranging Rook Opening.

Fig 1 --- 'Mino'

   9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1
+--------------------------------------------+      Two major ways to Fig 1.
|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |  e
+--------------------------------------------+
|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | bP |  f   (1) K5i-4h,  K4h-3h,
+--------------------------------------------+          K3h-K2h, S3i-3h
|    |    |    |    | bP | bP | bP | bP |    |  g       P1g-1f
+--------------------------------------------+
|    |    |    |    | bG |    | bS | bK |    |  h   (2) K5i-4h, S3i-3h
+--------------------------------------------+          P1g-1f, K4h-3i,
|    |    |    |    |    | bG |    | bN | bL |  i       K3i-K2h
+--------------------------------------------+


Fig 2 --- 'Takamino'

   9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1
+--------------------------------------------+      From Fig 1 to Fig 2
|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |  e
+--------------------------------------------+
|    |    |    |    | bP | bP | bP |    | bP |  f      P5g-P5f, P4g-P4f
+--------------------------------------------+         G5h-4g,  P3g-3f
|    |    |    |    |    | bG |    | bP |    |  g     (Other sequence possible)
+--------------------------------------------+
|    |    |    |    |    |    | bS | bK |    |  h
+--------------------------------------------+
|    |    |    |    |    | bG |    | bN | bL |  i
+--------------------------------------------+


Fig 3 --- 'Takamino'(We call this Takamino, too)

   9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1
+--------------------------------------------+
|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |  e   From Fig 2 to Fig 3
+--------------------------------------------+
|    |    |    |    | bP | bP | bP | bP | bP |  f       N2i-3g, P2g-2f
+--------------------------------------------+                or
|    |    |    |    |    | bG | bN |    |    |  g       P2g-2f, N2i-3g
+--------------------------------------------+
|    |    |    |    |    |    | bS | bK |    |  h
+--------------------------------------------+
|    |    |    |    |    | bG |    |    | bL |  i
+--------------------------------------------+


Fig 4 --- 'Gin Kanmuri'

   9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1
+--------------------------------------------+      From Fig 3 to Fig 4
|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |  e
+--------------------------------------------+          S3h-2g,  G4i-3h
|    |    |    |    | bP | bP | bP | bP | bP |  f
+--------------------------------------------+
|    |    |    |    |    | bG | bN | bS |    |  g
+--------------------------------------------+
|    |    |    |    |    |    | bG | bK |    |  h
+--------------------------------------------+
|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | bL |  i
+--------------------------------------------+

I will come back with other examples. Luiz, if you have any special castles
that you would like to see, please let me know.

Manabu Terao(4 dan, Ama, one of the ISPS members)