From: Manabu Terao <Manabu.Terao <at> JAPAN <dot> SUN <dot> COM>
Date: 25 nov 1998
Subject: Re: Ranging Rook and Bishop Exchange

There are lot of Raging Rook openings which do not fear bishop
exchange as below although most of them are rather minor openings
to professional players these days.

 Central Rook  --- Shape of S4c and G3b
                   Silver on the Horns
                   Kondo-ryu 'Gokigen'(cheerful) Central Rook
                   Side Pawn vs Central Rook
                   Flatfish('Hirame')
                   and so on

 4th file Rook --- Tateishi ryu
                   and so on

 3rd file Rook --- Masuda's Ishida-ryu
                   and so on

 Opposing Rook --- Masuda-ryu
                   Sakata-ryu
                   and so on

One of my shogi friends who is a strong amateur ranging
rook player said. "Bishop exchange gets Ranging Rook disadvantage
only when it will let Static Rook achieve a breakthrough of his
Rook head." I agree with him. I think the proverb "Against the
ranging rook aim at bishop exchange" has been out of fashion a
bit since Masuda invented a lot of Ranging Rook openings more
than 30 year before.

Manabu Terao