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Yamajunn's Basic Shogi Opening
Yonteme San-San Kaku Senpou
| (diagram 1)
1.P-7f P-3d 2.P-2f B-3c (diagram 1) The moves shown above is the beginning of Yonteme San-San Kaku senpou. Thisopening is one of the counter-plans for Ibisha Anaguma . In the diagram 1 , whether Sente exchanges the Bishops or not ? (1) 3.Bx3c+ --->diagram 2 (2) 3.P-2e --->diagram 7 (3) 3.S-4h --->diagram 8 Back to the top of this page |
| (diagram 2)
Afterdiagram 1 3.Bx3c+ Nx3c (diagram 2) In this line , Sente exchanges the Bishops with3.Bx3c+ , and Gote captures it with 3...Nx3c Seeing diagram 2 , you may think Gote's 2nd file and 3rd file are unprotected . But these positions are not so easily break . (1) 4.P-2e --->diagram 3 (2) 4.K-6h --->diagram 4 (3) 4.G-7h --->diagram 5 (4) 4.S-4h --->diagram 6 Back to the top of this page |
| (diagram 3)
Afterdiagram 2 4.P-2e R-2b (diagram 3) Sente advances the 2nd file Pawn . Gote's Rook moves with 4...R-2b to protect the 2ndfile . Gote's camp seems to have a defect to be dropped a Bishop with B*6e aiming at both 6cand 8c square . But Sente can't break Gote's camp so easily . Major lines after diagram 3 are shown below . (1) 5.B*6e? (2) 5.K-6h (3) 5.G-7h (4) 5.S-4h Oni goroshi Mukai Bisha ; Bishop exchangeline Back to the top of this page |
| (diagram 4)
After diagram 2 4.K-6h (diagram 4) Sente moves up his King with 4.K-6h . This move has some meaning ; protects 5g , 6g &7g squares , starts making Kakoi . By this move ,Sente disturbs Gote's 4...R-2b . Major lines after diagram 4 are shown below . (1) 4...R-2b? (2) 4...R-4b (3) 4...G-3b (4) 4...B*6e (5) 4...B*4d Yonteme San-San Kaku senpou ; 4.K-6h line Back to the top of this page |
| (diagram 5)
After diagram 2 4.G-7h (diagram 5) Sente moves up his left Gold to enable S-8hor N-7g against Gote's Bishop drop . This move also disturb Gote's 4...R-2b . The major lines after diagram 5 are shown below . (1) 4...R-2b? (2) 4...R-4b (3) 4...G-3b (4) 4...B*6e Yonteme San-San Kaku senpou ; 4.G-7h line Back to the top of this page |
| (diagram 6)
After diagram 2 4.S-4h (diagram 6) The move 4.S-4h seems very natural move .But this move allows Gote's 4...R-2b and 4...P-2d . In other words , Gote can select more effective line different form other lines . Major lines are shown bellow . (1) 4...R-2b (2) 4...P-2d (3) 4...R-4b (4) 4...G-3b Yonteme San-San Kaku senpou ; 4.S-3h line Back to the top of this page |
| (diagram 7)
After diagram 1 3.P-2e R-2b (diagram 7) In this line , Sente advanced his Rook Pawn to2e , without exchanging the Bishops . Goteselects most charactoristic move of this opening ; 3...R-2b . In stead of 3...R-2b , Gote can seletc some other moves , include 3...S-2b , 3...S-3b , 3...S-4b ,3...G-3b and 3...P-4d . These moves lead agame other lines . If Sente exchanges the Bishops in diagram 7 ,the game will advance completely same asdiagram 3. Yonteme San-San Kaku senpou ; Bishopunexchange ; 3.P-2e line Back to the top of this page |
| (diagram 8)
After diagram 1 3.S-4h R-2b (diagram 8) Sente moves up his right Silver without exchanging the Bishops . Gote moves his Rook to 2b without closing the Bishop line . In stead of 3...R-2b , Gote can select some other lines include 3...S-2b , 3...S-3b , 3...S-4b , 3...G-3b and 3...P-4d . If Sente exchanged the Bishop in diagram 8 ,the game will advance completly same as 4...R-2b line after diagram 6 . Yonteme San-San Kaku senpou ; Bishop-unexchange 3.S-4h line Back to the top of this page |
