4-Piece handicap
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The 4-Piece (四枚落ち yonmai-ochi) handicap in shogi has both of White's major pieces, the rook (飛) and the bishop (角), removed as well as their lances (香). Thus, White is left with pawns, golds, silvers, and knights.
Black has the usual setup of twenty pieces.
The 4-Piece handicap is an official handicap of the Japan Shogi Association.
Openings
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=Climbing Silver=
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See also
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite journal | last=Fairbairn | first=John | date=1980 | title=Handicap series No. 6: Four piece handicap | journal=Shogi | issue=23 | pages=6–7 }}
- {{cite journal | date=1979 | title=Historical game: 4 piece handicap | journal=Shogi | issue=20 | pages=8–9 | editor1-last=Hodges | editor1-first=George }} · irregular game from 1756
- {{cite journal | date=1981 | title=Professional overwhelms | journal=Shogi | issue=30 | page=2 | editor1-last=Hodges | editor1-first=George }} · 4-Piece handicap games from 1981
- {{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 journal | date=1981 | title=Kaufman visits Japan | journal=Shogi | issue=33 | page=9 | editor1-last=Hodges | editor1-first=George }} · Rook and 4-Piece handicap games from 1981 with commentary by Larry Kaufman
- {{cite book | last=Hosking | first=Tony | title=The art of shogi | year=1996 | publisher=The Shogi Foundation | isbn=978-0-95310-890-9}}
- {{cite journal | last=Kaufman | first=Larry | date=1983 | title=New ideas in handicap openings | journal=Shogi | issue=42 | pages=13–15 }}
- {{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}}
- {{cite book | last=Kitao | first=Madoka | title=Edge attack at a glance | year=2012 | publisher=Nekomado | translator-last=Kawasaki | translator-first=Tomohide | isbn=978-4-9052-2502-7 }}
External links
- Handicap Series by Larry Kaufman:
- [http://eric.macshogi.com/shogi/handicap/handicap-4p-1.html Four piece part 1: Climbing gold or silver]
- [http://eric.macshogi.com/shogi/handicap/handicap-4p-2.html Four piece part 2: Alternatives]
- YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w8_69flGjY&t=9m2s How To Play Shogi (将棋): Lesson 25: Handicapped Games (1/2)] by HIDETCHI from 9:02
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