Yamajunn's Basic Shogi Opening


Sente Shiken Bisha


Introduction of Sente Shiken Bisha

Major lines  of  Shiken  Bisha

Standard  closed Shiken Bisha lines
(1) OHYAMA ryu Taka mino
(2) Roku Go Fu pon senpou
(3) Hashi Kaku senpou
(4) Haya Kei senpou
(5) TATEISHI ryu Shiken Bisha
(6) Shiken Bisha Anaguma

Modern  FUJII  system  line
(7) FUJII  system





(diagram 1)



 1.P-7f   P-3d  
 2.P-6f   P-8d  
 3.R-6h   S-6b  
(diagram 1)

When you  select  Shiken  Bisha as  a Senteplayer ,  you  need to open the Bishop line and toclose it  . Sente's  move  3.R-6h is acharactoristic  move  of  Shiken  Bisha .

In this page , Gote player  usually  tries  to makeIbisha Anaguma , because Ibisha Anaguma is  the  most  effective  strategy  against  Shiken Bisha .

For Shiken Bisha players  , the first choice  is  tomove  the  King  or  not .


(1) 4.K-4h
(2)4.S-7h---> diagram 12


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(diagram 2)


Afterdiagram 1
 4.K-4h   K-4b  
(diagram 2)

In this line Sente  have started  making  Kakoi .You can choice  one of the 2 line about Kakoi . The1st is  quickly  making  Mino gakoiform  with  5.S-3h . The other choice is  deciding  later  whetheryou makeMino gakoi or  Anaguma gakoi .


(1) 5.S-3h
(2)5.K-3h

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(diagram 3)


Afterdiagram 2
 5.S-3h   K-3b  
 6.K-3i   P-5d  
(diagram 3)

Sente has temporaly  completedKata minogakoi and after  K-3i  , Sente's King  ia alreadyrelatively safty .

For Sente  the time to next choice is coming .
Tries to make TATEISHI  ryu formation  with  S-7ior not .

(1)7.S-7h
(2)7.K-2h


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(diagram 4)


Afterdiagram 3
 7.S-7h   S-5c  
(diagram 4)

Sente Keeps  his  King  at 3i  and  starts  making  attacking  formation . Your effective  strategy  against  Ibisha Anaguma  is  forcing the opponent  to push  the 4th file Pawn ; P-4d . The way to thisstrategy ,  you  have  3  choices .

In the other hand  ,  Gote shows  his  attitude  tomake  Ibisha Anaguma with  S-5c .

(1)8.B-7g
(2)8.S-6g
(3)8.P-4f


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(diagram 5)


Afterdiagram 4
 8.B-7g   B-3c  
 9.K-2h   K-2b  
10.P-1f   L-1b  
11.P-6e  
(diagram 5)

By B-7g , Sente can push  P-6e in any time .Sente is wating  the  most  effective  time  to pushthe 6th file  Pawn .

When Gote  move  the Lance  with  L-1b , Sentefinally  pushes  the 6th file .


Roku-Go Fu pon senpou


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(diagram 6)


Afterdiagram 4
 8.S-6g   B-3c  
 9.P-1f   K-2b  
10.P-9f   L-1b  
11.S-5f  
(diagram 6)

In this line , Sente moves  up  the left  Silver  withS-6g in early time . When Gote move  L-1b , Sentemoves  up  the left Silver  with 5f  , aiming  at  the3c-Bishop's  head . Gote should  push  the 4th filePawn with P-4d .


Hashi Kaku senpou


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(diagram 7)


Afterdiagram 4
 8.P-4f   B-3c  
 9.P-3f   K-2b  
10.N-3g   P-4d  
11.S-6g   L-1b  
12.R-4h  
(diagram 7)

Sente jumps his right Knight with N-3g and  foces  Gote to push the 4th file Pawn . And he moves theRook  to the 4th file .


Haya Kei Sakusen


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(diagram 8)


Afterdiagram 3
 7.K-2h   S-5c  
 8.P-1f   B-3c  
(diagram 8)

Sente's  King  enters  Mino gakoi with K-2h . Sentecan select  2 ways . The one  is  the strategy  that  Sente  moves aggressively  . The other is thestrategy quietly  and  naturaly  advances thecamp .

(1)9.P-6e 
(2)9.S-7h 

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(diagram 9)


Afterdiagram 8
 9.P-6e  
(diagram 9)

Sente opens  the  Bishop line  without  moving  theleft Silver  from  7i . This  strategy  is  called  TATEISHI  ryu.


TATEISHI  ryu


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(diagram 10)


Afterdiagram 8
 9.S-7h   K-2b  
10.G6i-5h L-1b  
11.B-7g   K-1a  
12.P-4f   S-2b  
13.P-3f   G-3a  
14.S-6g   G-5a  
15.G-4g   P-8e  
16.P-5f   G5a-4a
(diagram 10)

In this line , Sente naturaly  made  Mino gakoi and  developped  it  to  Taka Mino gakoi . This strategyis called  OHYAMA  ryu Taka mino .


OHYAMA  ryu Taka mino


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(diagram 11)


Afterdiagram 2
 5.K-3h   K-3b  
 6.K-2h   P-5d  
 7.S-7h   S-5c  
 8.L-1h   B-3c  
 9.K-1i   K-2b  
10.S-6g   P-8e  
11.B-7g   L-1b  
12.S-5f   P-4d  
(diagram 11)

In this line  , both Sente and Gote  tries  to makeAnaguma  gakoi.


Ai Anaguma


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(diagram 12)


Afterdiagram 1
 4.S-7h   P-5d  
 5.S-3h   K-4b  
 6.P-1f   K-3b  
 7.S-6g   G6a-5b
 8.P-1e   P-8e  
 9.B-7g   S-5c  
10.G6i-5h
(diagram 12)

In this line , Sente develops  his camp without  moving  the King . If  Gote tries to make  IbishaAnaguma , Sente  sometimes  breaks  Gote's campwithout  making  the Kakoi . This  strategy  is  called  FUJII  system.


FUJII  system


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