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Sakata Opposing Rook

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In shogi, Sakata Opposing Rook (阪田流向かい飛車 or 坂田流向かい飛車 sakata-ryū mukai hisha) is an Opposing Rook opening.

It refers to the case in a Double Static Rook situation in which Gote (White) switches energetically to an Opposing Rook variation. The origin of this strategy is dated back to the Edo period, but it was after a famous match that shogi Master Sankichi Sakata (1870-1946) played against Ichitarō Doi in May 1919, that it became popular and the opening started being named after him.

Overview

In a Double Static Rook situation following 1. P-76, P-34, 2. P-26, G-32, 3. P-25, Gote (White) opposes with ...B-33, 4. Bx33+, Gx33, and then by moving the rook along the 2nd. rank. There are strategies for both early fight and slow games, but still the emphasis is on constraining ( osaeru) rather than on exchanging pieces (sabaki) which makes it easy to handle in the center.

While counter-attacking by attacking Black's rook pawn is plain and simple, when in combination with Wrong Diagonal Bishop and others, it carries a big destructive power.

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See also

Bibliography

  • 豊川孝弘 『パワーアップ戦法塾』 NHK出版 2004年
  • 豊川孝弘 『阪田流向かい飛車戦法』（『将棋世界2010年8月号』付録） 日本将棋連盟 2010年
  • {{cite book | last=Hosking | first=Tony | title=The art of shogi | year=1996 | publisher=The Shogi Foundation | isbn=978-0-95310-890-9}}

External links

  • Shogi (etc) Diary in Japan
  • [http://shoginyan.blogspot.com/2015/03/sakata-opposing-rook.html Sakata-Opposing Rook]
  • [http://shoginyan.blogspot.com/2015/03/example-game-of-sakata-opposing-rook-by.html Example Game of Sakata-Opposing Rook]
  • Quest of the Lost Systems: [http://www.shogi.net/quest/SakataryuMukaibisha.htm Furibisha: Sakata-ryu Mukaibisha]
  • アゲアゲ☆将棋実況 YouTube channel: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Uwy0D_3mUE アナログ棋譜並べ: 渡辺明 vs 佐藤天彦: 阪田流向かい飛車] · professional game example with comments by ex-professional apprentice {{in lang|ja}}
  • 将棋DB2:
  • [https://shogidb2.com/games/48cd7f48e7864a4d76f1f4003722c9a278f13ae3 渡瀬荘次郎 vs. 小林東四郎] 渡瀬荘次郎 vs Touhakusai Kobayashi game from 1862
  • [https://shogidb2.com/games/1027243af2b45b636e6a79e517ac078c403761d9 淡路仁茂 vs 桐山清澄] Hitoshige Awaji vs Kiyozumi Kiriyama game from 1994
  • Alexei's YouTube channel: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqCIDVHjaPk Tactical defense: Fujii Souta-Akutsu, 27th Ginga Tournament Block E]

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