2-Piece handicap
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The 2-Piece (二枚落ち nimai-ochi) handicap in shogi has both of White's major pieces (the rook and the bishop) removed. Thus, White is left with pawns, golds, silvers, knights, and lances.
Black has the usual setup of twenty pieces.
The 2-Piece handicap is an official handicap of the Japan Shogi Association.
Openings
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| 2-Piece
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| lg | ng | | gg | kg | gg | sg | ng | lg
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| pg | pg | pg | pg | sg | pg | pg | pg | pg
| | | | | pg | | | |
| | | | | | psl| | |
| | | ps | | | uah| | |
| ps | ps | | ps | ps | | ps | ps | ps
| | bs | | | | | | rs |
| ls | ns | ss | gs | ks | gs | ss | ns | ls
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| 3... S-53
4. P-45
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| 2-Piece
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| lg | ng | | gg | kg |ddrh| sg | ng | lg
| | | | | | | gg | |
| pg | pg | pg | pg | sg | pg | pg | pg | pg
| | | | | pg | | | |
| | | | | | ps | | |
| | | ps | | | | psl| |
| ps | ps | | ps | ps | | uah| ps | ps
| | bs | | | | | | rs |
| ls | ns | ss | gs | ks | gs | ss | ns | ls
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| 4... G-32
5. P-36
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=☖5...K-52=
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| lg | ng | | gg | dah| | sg | ng | lg
| | | | | kgl| | gg | |
| pg | pg | pg | pg | sg | pg | pg | pg | pg
| | | | | pg | | | |
| | | | | | ps | | |
| | | ps | | | | ps | |
| ps | ps | | ps | ps | | | ps | ps
| | bs | | | | | | rs |
| ls | ns | ss | gs | ks | gs | ss | ns | ls
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| 5... K-52
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| lg | ng | | gg | | |ddrh| ng | lg
| | | | | | | gg | sgl|
| pg | pg | pg | kg | sg | pg | pg | pg | pg
| | | | pg | pg | | | |
| | | | | | ps | ps | |
| | | ps | | | | | |
| ps | ps | | ps | ps | ss | | ps | ps
| | bs | | | | | | rs |
| ls | ns | ss | gs | ks | gs | | ns | ls
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| 8... S-22
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==Two-Pawn Sacrifice Push==
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| lg | ng | | gg | | | | ng | lg
| | | | | | | gg | sg |
| pg | pg | pg | kg | sg | pg | pg | pg | pg
| | | | pg | pg | | | |
| | | | | | ps | ps | |
| | | ps | | | | | |
| ps | ps | | ps | ps | ss | | ps | ps
| | bs | | | | | rsl| lah|
| ls | ns | ss | gs | ks | gs | | ns | ls
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| 9. R-38
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| lg | | | | | | | ng | lg
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| pg | pg | ng | kg | sg | pg | pg | pg | pg
| | | pg | gg | pg | | | |
| | | | pg | | ps | | |
| | | ps | | | | rs | |
| ps | ps | | ps | ps | ss | ns | ps | ps
| | bs | gs | ssl| gs | | | |
| ls | ns |durh| ks | | | | | ls
| 歩
| 17. S-68
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Two-Pawn Sacrifice Push (二歩突っ切り ni fu tsukkiri).
9. R-38. Black plays Sleeve Rook.
18. S-68. Black's Crab castle is complete.
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==Silver Tandem==
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| lg | ng | | gg | | | | ng | lg
| | | | | | | gg | sg |
| pg | pg | pg | kg | sg | pg | pg | pg | pg
| | | | pg | pg | | | |
| | | | | | ps | ps | |
| | | ps | | psl| | | |
| ps | ps | | ps | uah| ss | | ps | ps
| | bs | | | | | | rs |
| ls | ns | ss | gs | ks | gs | | ns | ls
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| 9. P-56
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| 歩
| lg | | | | | | | ng | lg
| | | | | | | gg | sg |
| pg | | ng | kg | sg | pg | pg | pg | pg
| | | gg | pg | pg | | | |
| | pg | | | | ps | ps | |
| | | | | ps | ss | | |
| ps | ps | | ps | | ss | | ps | ps
| | bs | gs | | rs | gsl| ks | |
| ls | ns | | | | | | ns | ls
| 歩
|fig.Silver Tandem
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Silver Tandem (銀多伝 gin taden).
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=☖5...P-55=
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| lg | ng | | gg | kg | | sg | ng | lg
| | | | | | | gg | |
| pg | pg | pg | pg | sg | pg | pg | pg | pg
| | | | | dah| | | |
| | | | | pgl| ps | | |
| | | ps | | | | ps | |
| ps | ps | | ps | ps | | | ps | ps
| | bs | | | | | | rs |
| ls | ns | ss | gs | ks | gs | ss | ns | ls
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| 5... P-55
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| lg | ng | | gg | kg | | | ng | lg
| | | | | | | gg | |
| pg | pg | pg | pg | | pg | pg | pg | pg
| | | | sg | sg | | | |
| | | | | pg | ps | | |
| | | ps | | | ss | ps | |
| ps | ps | | ps | ps | | | ps | ps
| | bs | | ssl| | rs | | |
| ls | ns |durh| gs | ks | gs | | ns | ls
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| 10. S-68
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==☖10...K-52==
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| lg | ng | | gg | dah| | | ng | lg
| | | | | kgl| | gg | |
| pg | pg | pg | pg | | pg | pg | pg | pg
| | | | sg | sg | | | |
| | | | | pg | ps | | |
| | | ps | | | ss | ps | |
| ps | ps | | ps | ps | | | ps | ps
| | bs | | ss | | rs | | |
| ls | ns | | gs | ks | gs | | ns | ls
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| 10... K-52
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| 銀
| lg | ng | | | | | | ng | lg
| | | gg | | kg | | gg | |
| pg | pg | pg | pg | | pg | pg | pg | pg
| | | | sg | | | | |
| | | | dah| pg | ps | | |
| | | ps | sgl| | ss | ps | |
| ps | ps | | ps | ps | | | ps | ps
| | bs | | | gs | rs | | |
| ls | ns | | gs | ks | | | ns | ls
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| 13... Sx66
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==☖10...G-52==
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| lg | ng | |ddrh| kg | | | ng | lg
| | | | | ggl| | gg | |
| pg | pg | pg | pg | | pg | pg | pg | pg
| | | | sg | sg | | | |
| | | | | pg | ps | | |
| | | ps | | | ss | ps | |
| ps | ps | | ps | ps | | | ps | ps
| | bs | | ss | | rs | | |
| ls | ns | | gs | ks | gs | | ns | ls
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| 10... G-52
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| 歩
| lg | ng | | | kg | | | ng | lg
| | | | | gg | | gg | |
| pg | | pg | pg | | pg | pg | pg | pg
| | pg | | sg | | | | |
| | | |ddlh| pg | ps | | |
| | | sgl| ss | | ss | ps | |
| ps | ps | | ps | ps | | | ps | ps
| | bs | | | gs | rs | | |
| ls | ns | | gs | ks | | | ns | ls
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| 13... Sx76
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See also
Bibliography
- {{cite journal | date=1981 | title=Aono visits Netherlands | journal=Shogi | issue=32 | page=18 | editor1-last=Hodges | editor1-first=George }} · Rook & Lance, 2-Piece, 4-Piece, and 6-Piece handicap games from 1981
- {{cite book | last=Hosking | first=Tony | title=The art of shogi | year=1996 | publisher=The Shogi Foundation | isbn=978-0-95310-890-9}}
- {{cite book | last=所司 | first=和晴 | title=駒落ち定跡 | year=2000 | publisher=毎日コミュニケーションズ | isbn=4-8197-0209-2}}
External links
- Handicap Series by Larry Kaufman:
- [http://eric.macshogi.com/shogi/handicap/handicap-2p.html Two piece handicap]
- [http://eric.macshogi.com/shogi/handicap/handicap-2p-v1.html Two piece handicap: Variation 1]
- [http://eric.macshogi.com/shogi/handicap/handicap-2p-v2.html Two piece handicap: Variation 2]
- [http://eric.macshogi.com/shogi/handicap/handicap-2p-v3.html Two piece handicap: Variation 3]
- [http://eric.macshogi.com/shogi/handicap/handicap-2p-v4.html Two piece handicap: Variation 4]
- [http://eric.macshogi.com/shogi/handicap/handicap-2p-v5.html Two piece handicap: Variation 5]
- HIDETCHI's YouTube channel: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNUnhsAt9FI How To Play Shogi (将棋): Lesson 26: Handicapped Games (2/2)]
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