From: Manabu Terao JAPAN SUN COM> Date: 2 nov 1998 Subject: Shogi strength drill - #1 Dear shogi Fans, ISPS is happy to announce that retired Harada 9dan and Gotoh Shoin (Publisher) have permitted ISPS to translate the contents of Harada 9dan's book titled "Shogi wo hajimeru hito no tameni"(For people to begin Shogi, revised edition in September 1989) published by Gotoh Shoin to distribute Shogi-L. There is a good drill for learning basic techniq in a endgame in the book. We are distributing a problem and an answer in the drill every week. So please try to solve the problems by yourselves and then read the answers with short comment to compare with your answsers. We hope this will serve kyu players to become more familier with techniques in the endgame to win more games. Shogi strength drill -------------------- *** How to move in a particular position? *** *** How strong you are in playing shogi? *** The purpose of this is to let you consider how to move at the position in the problem diagrams, to teach you an absolute move in the specific endgame position, and to show you a techniq("tesuji") in a particular formation in a endgame. This drill is rich in simple brinkmate("hisshi), basic techniq("tesuji") of approaching opponent's King, and plain techniq of attack and defense. The answer diagrams will serve you in remembering the answer moves clearly. It is a shorter way of being a good shogi player to learn "an absolute move in a particular position" by heart than to try a lot to remember common sequences. Problem #1 If black has a Gold in hand, Drop the Gold at 3b to mate. But no Gold and 2 silvers in hand. Consider a move aiming at mate by next move when you cannot find forced mate. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 +--------------------------------------------+ White in hand: | | | | | | | wK | wN | wL | a +------------------+ +--------------------------------------------+ |(Nothing) | | | | | | | | | | | b | | +--------------------------------------------+ +------------------+ | | | | | | bS | wP | | | c +--------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | wP | d +--------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | e +--------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | f +--------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | g +--------------------------------------------+ Black in hand: | | | | | | | | | | h +------------------+ +--------------------------------------------+ |SS | | | | | | | | | | | i | | +--------------------------------------------+ +------------------+ Answer #1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 +--------------------------------------------+ White in hand: | | | | | | | wK | wN | wL | a +------------------+ +--------------------------------------------+ |B,N | | | | | | | | | | | b | | +--------------------------------------------+ +------------------+ | | | | | | bS | wP | bS | | c +--------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | wP | d +--------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | e +--------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | f +--------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | g +--------------------------------------------+ Black in hand: | | | | | | | | | | h +------------------+ +--------------------------------------------+ |S | | | | | | | | | | | i | | +--------------------------------------------+ +------------------+ The right answer is S2c. Point : Brinkmate is often better than direct check. Beginners apt to let their opponent's King escape to broader area by making unnecessary direct check moves. The line of S3b, K2b, S2c, and K1c is out of question since the 3 Silvers on board are completely idling. How about the line S3b, K2b and S2d? The S2d drop waiting for K2b is a good move, but in this case Black has no piece in hand and White can defend by dropping N3a or B4e. Then Silver drop at 2c is much better and makes ,what we call, brinkmate with absolute no defense. End of this message ------------- Begin Forwarded Message ------------- Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 16:56:39 +0200 From: "L-Soft list server at Listserv 1.8c (1.8c)" techunix technion ac il> Subject: Rejected posting to SHOGI-L TECHUNIX TECHNION AC IL To: manabu allegro Japan Sun COM You are not authorized to send mail to the SHOGI-L list from your manabu ALLEGRO JAPAN SUN COM account. 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There is a good drill for learning basic techniq in a endgame in the book. We are distributing a problem and an answer in the drill every week. So please try to solve the problems by yourselves and then read the answers with short comment to compare with your answsers. We hope this will serve kyu players to become more familier with techniques in the endgame to win more games. Shogi strength drill -------------------- *** How to move in a particular position? *** *** How strong you are in playing shogi? *** The purpose of this is to let you consider how to move at the position in the problem diagrams, to teach you an absolute move in the specific endgame position, and to show you a techniq("tesuji") in a particular formation in a endgame. This drill is rich in simple brinkmate("hisshi), basic techniq("tesuji") of approaching opponent's King, and plain techniq of attack and defense. The answer diagrams will serve you in remembering the answer moves clearly. It is a shorter way of being a good shogi player to learn "an absolute move in a particular position" by heart than to try a lot to remember common sequences. Problem #1 If black has a Gold in hand, Drop the Gold at 3b to mate. But no Gold and 2 silvers in hand. Consider a move aiming at mate by next move when you cannot find forced mate. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 +--------------------------------------------+ White in hand: | | | | | | | wK | wN | wL | a +------------------+ +--------------------------------------------+ |(Nothing) | | | | | | | | | | | b | | +--------------------------------------------+ +------------------+ | | | | | | bS | wP | | | c +--------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | wP | d +--------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | e +--------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | f +--------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | g +--------------------------------------------+ Black in hand: | | | | | | | | | | h +------------------+ +--------------------------------------------+ |SS | | | | | | | | | | | i | | +--------------------------------------------+ +------------------+ Answer #1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 +--------------------------------------------+ White in hand: | | | | | | | wK | wN | wL | a +------------------+ +--------------------------------------------+ |B,N | | | | | | | | | | | b | | +--------------------------------------------+ +------------------+ | | | | | | bS | wP | bS | | c +--------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | wP | d +--------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | e +--------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | f +--------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | g +--------------------------------------------+ Black in hand: | | | | | | | | | | h +------------------+ +--------------------------------------------+ |S | | | | | | | | | | | i | | +--------------------------------------------+ +------------------+ The right answer is S2c. Point : Brinkmate is often better than direct check. Beginners apt to let their opponent's King escape to broader area by making unnecessary direct check moves. The line of S3b, K2b, S2c, and K1c is out of question since the 3 Silvers on board are completely idling. How about the line S3b, K2b and S2d? The S2d drop waiting for K2b is a good move, but in this case Black has no piece in hand and White can defend by dropping N3a or B4e. Then Silver drop at 2c is much better and makes ,what we call, brinkmate with absolute no defense. End of this message