From: Manabu Terao - Nihon Sun RM Advisory Staff
Date: 27 jan 1997
Subject: First 30 move examples from the opening --- 009

Dear Shogi-fans,

Here are some examples of Black's "Hirame"(Flatfish) strategy. The name
of this strategy derives from the shape of Black's two golds(5i and 4i)
which is compared for flatfish on the bottom of the sea. Though it is
usually adopted in a Lance handicap game as Uwate's opening strategy,
I think it will be useful to learn how to activate Rook well in an even
game. Black always intent to jump his Rook horizontally from 5e to 8e
after each variation here.

Example 25
     1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9     10
   R5h    P3d    P5f    P5d    P7f    S6b    K4h    K4b  Bx2b+   Sx2b

    11     12     13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20
   S8h    S3c    S7g    S4d    K3h    K3b    K2h G6a-5b    S3h    P8d

    21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30
G6i-5i    P8e    S6f    P8f   Px8f   Rx8f    N7g   R8i+    P5e   Px5e

Example 26
     1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9     10
   P7f    P8d    P5f    P8e    B7g    P5d    S6h    S6b    R5h    K4b

    11     12     13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20
   K4h    K3b    K3h G6a-5b    K2h    P3d    S3h    S4b G6i-5i S6b-5c

    21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30
   S5g  Bx7g+   Nx7g    P8f   Px8f   Rx8f    S6f    R8i+   P5e    Px5e

Example 27
     1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9     10
   P7f    P8d    P5f    P8e    B7g    P5d    S6h    S6b    R5h    K4b

    11     12     13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20
   K4h    K3b    K3h G6a-5b    S4h    P3d G6i-5i    S4b  S6h-5g  Bx7g+

    21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30
  Nx7g     P8f   Px8f   Rx8f   S6f    R8i+   P5e   Px5e   Rx5e   +Rx9i