From: Stephen J Lamb <SJL <at> DEV <dot> ALS <dot> CO <dot> UK>
Date: 3 jan 1997
Subject: Re: "QUEST" Masuda's Ishida-ryu (1)

> This is Yoshinori Sawada
>
> No no no, Steve. Silver at 7a is already at 6b. Original flow from
> the diagram is;
>
> (from white): S-6b, K-3h, P-6d, K-2h, S-6c,
> S-3h, K-4b, R-7f, Bx8h, Sx8h, S-3b, G-7h, P-4d, N-7g,
> G6a-5b, B*9f.
>
> My question is black's P-7d instead of K-3h. Or do you think white
> should have done the other move rather than S-6b??
>
>
> Takako Noda <mxc06231 <at> JA2 <dot> SO-NET <dot> OR <dot> JP> wrote
>    9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1
> +--------------------------------------------+       White in hand:
> | wL | wN | wS | wG | wK | wG | wS | wN | wL |  a   +------------------+
> +--------------------------------------------+      |                  |
> |    | wR |    |    |    |    |    | wB |    |  b   |                  |
> +--------------------------------------------+      +------------------+
> | wP |    | wP | wP | wP | wP |    | wP | wP |  c
> +--------------------------------------------
> |    |    |    |    |    |    | wP |    |    |  d
> +--------------------------------------------+
> |    | wP | bP |    |    |    |    |    |    |  e
> +--------------------------------------------+
> |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |  f
> +--------------------------------------------+
> | bP | bP |    | bP | bP | bP | bP | bP | bP |  g
> +--------------------------------------------+      Black in hand:
> |    | bB | bR |    |    | bK |    |    |    |  h   +------------------+
> +--------------------------------------------+      |                  |
> | bL | bN | bS | bG |    | bG | bS | bN | bL |  i   |                  |
> +--------------------------------------------+      +------------------+


I'm sorry Sanada-san, I guess I should have played through the position
on a board before replying hastily :-(.

Anyway, from the diagram, after ...S-6b, P-7d (the quick Ishida), Px7d,
Bx2b+, Sx2b, B*5e, S-7c, Rx7d I think I remember ...B*6d, Bx6d, Sx6d
defends adequately and gives a slight advantage to White.

Can anyone confirm if I am right here?  Do you want to discuss any other
variations?  The quick Ishida attack is full of pitfalls.

Best wishes,
    Steve Lamb.