From: Manabu Terao - Nihon Sun RM Advisory Staff Date: 28 feb 1997 Subject: Re: A good first move SalvaAC AOL COM Fri Feb 28 08:30:46 1997 wrote; > Couple of questions... > > 1. Is it mandatory to close the Bishop diagonal after P-7f, P-3d? At least Never. However, it is also practically true that you could become a dan player without learning or playing "Wrong Diagonal Bishop", "Side Pawn", "Aereal Fight" and so on. > 2. If black does play 2. P-6f, is he still required to play ranging rook? > This is a move that will happen eventually in a Yagura game, for example. > Could black still play static rook in this case? No, he isn't. Yagura and Snowroof(Gangi) are the possible standardized alternatives after 2. P-6f. Manabu