From: Doug Dysart <cincychess <at> KASPAROVCHESS <dot> COM>
Date: 11 jun 2000
Subject: Joseki Question

In Aono Teruchi 9-Dan's "Guide To Shogi Openings," the following
moves and comments are given on the Wing Attack, Reclining Silver:
1. P-2f 2. P-8d 3. P-2e 4. P-8e 5. G6i-7h 6. G4a-3b 7. P-2d 8. Px2d
9. R2hx2d 10. P*2c 11. R2d-2f 12. S7a-6b 13. S3i-4h 14. P-3d 15. P-7f
16. P-8f 17. Px8f 18. R8bx8f 19. P*8g 20. R8f-8d 21. P-4f 22. P-6d
23. S4h-4g 24. S6b-6c 25. S4g-5f 26. S6c-7d
[This formation is called a sickle-and-chain silver.  How does Sente
play here?]
27. S5f-4e
[You bring up the gin immediately and aim at the head of Gote's
kaku.  Since White cannot prevent Sx3d next, he will probably play
S6e himself; but in this position it is Sente, attacking one move
earlier, who clearly stands better.]

How come Gote can't just reply with 28. G-3c and guard the pawn?  It
seems like a bad formation, but it doesn't look like there are any
immediate tactics for Sente to refute it.

At a recent Ohio Shogi Club meeting, we looked at all sorts of things
for an hour or more, and the best we could come up with was 29. R-3f,
but I believe there must be better.  Any comments would be much
appreciated.


Doug Dysart
Ohio Shogi Club founder


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