shogi , also known as Japanese chess, is a Strategy game, strategy board game for two players. It is one of the most popular board games in Japan and is in the same family of games as chess, Western chess, chaturanga, xiangqi, Indian chess, and janggi. ...

, Bear-in-the-hole Static Rook or Anaguma Static Rook (居飛車穴熊 ''ibisha anaguma'') is a

Static Rook Static Rook (居飛車 ''ibisha'') Shogi opening, openings is one of two major opening strategies in shogi. In the opening, the major piece of the rook fights from its starting position on the right side of the board (the 2nd file for Black, Sente, ...

opening Opening may refer to: Types of openings * Hole * A title sequence or opening credits * Grand opening of a business or other institution * Inauguration * Keynote * Opening sentence * Opening sequence * Opening statement, a beginning statemen ...

that utilizes a

Bear-in-the-hole castle The Bear-in-the-hole or Anaguma castle (穴熊 ''anaguma'', badger, lit. "hole-bear") is a castle used in shogi. (An anaguma is a Japanese badger.) It is commonly used in professional shogi. History The Bear-in-the-hole was initially a castle ...

. It is typically played against

Ranging Rook Ranging Rook or Swinging Rook (振り飛車 ''furibisha'') openings in shogi position the rook to the center or left of the player's board to support an attack there. Ranging Rook strategies used in Ranging Rook vs Static Rook are among the old ...

opponents.

vs Fourth File Rook, ☖...S-44 variation

Bibliography

* * * * * 『NHK将棋講座テキスト2011年4月号』 NHK出版 2011年 * 先崎学『ホントに勝てる穴熊』河出書房新社 2003年 * 遠山雄亮『遠山流中飛車持久戦ガイド』毎日コミュニケーションズ 2009年 * 藤井猛『現代に生きる大山振り飛車』

日本将棋連盟 The , or JSA, is the primary organizing body for professional shogi player, professional shogi in Japan. The JSA sets the professional calendar, negotiates sponsorship and media promotion deals, helps organize tournaments and titleholder system, t ...

2006年 * 村田顕弘『最新戦法マル秘定跡ファイル』マイナビ

2012年 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

* 村山慈明『ゴキゲン中飛車の急所』浅川書房 2011年 * 渡辺明『四間飛車破り（居飛車穴熊編）』浅川書房 2005年 * 渡辺明『四間飛車破り（急戦編）』浅川書房 2005年

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Fourth File Rook: Sente Static Rook Anaguma: ▲P35 Rapid Attack Against △S54 Formation
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Fourth File Rook: Sente Static Rook Anaguma: Gote Fujii's System
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vs Fourth File Rook, ☖...S-44 variation

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