In
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. ...
, the Pinwheel (風車 ''kazaguruma'') is an uncommon
opening
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with the rook on the bottom rank 9 enabling it to switch between a
Ranging Rook and
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, ...
attack.
The pinwheel name comes from the way the king is able to rotate around the gold positioned on the 58 square as if it were a wheel.
Against Static Rook Anaguma
Example of development from Habu (1992).
1. P-76 P-84
2. S-68 P-34
3. P-66 S-62
4. R-58 K-42
5. K-48 K-32
6. K-38 B-33
7. P-56 P-54
8. S-48
8... K-22
9. S-66 S-53
10. P-46 L-12
11. P-36 K-11
12. S-47 S-32
13. G-48 P-85
14. B-77 G-52
15. N-37 P-44
16. P-55
16... Px55
17. Rx55 P*54
18. R-59 G-43
19. P-16 P-14
20. P-26 G-31
21. G-78 P-74
22. B-68 P-94
23. P-96 R-72
24. G-77 P-75
25. Px75 Rx75
26. P*76 R-72
Game example
A similar position occurs in a 1991 game between
Yasuharu Ōyama
Yasuharu Ōyama (大山 康晴 Ōyama Yasuharu, March 13, 1923 - July 26, 1992) was a professional shogi player, 15th Lifetime Meijin and president of Japan Shogi Association (1976 - 1989). He studied shogi under . He won 80 titles (2nd on recor ...
(Black) and
Michio Ariyoshi
was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9- dan. He authored a Tsume shogi book titled "Tsume shogi 121 sen(詰将棋121選)".
Shogi professional Promotion history
The promotion history for Ariyoshi is as follows:
*19 ...
(White).
Itō's Pinwheel variations
Bibliography
* 羽生
abu
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Aviation
* Airman Battle Uniform, a utility uniform of the United States Air Force
* IATA airport code for A. A. Bere Tallo Airport in Atambua, Province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
People
* Abu (Arabic term), a kun ...
善治
oshiharu 1992
010 010 may refer to:
* 10 (number)
* 8 (number) in octal numeral notation
* Motorola 68010, a microprocessor released by Motorola in 1982
* 010, the telephone area code of Beijing
* 010, the Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest ...
居飛車穴熊vs中飛車. 羽生の頭脳: 居飛車穴熊と左美濃 (Vol. 4, Chap. 3). 日本将棋連盟.
* 伊藤
tou 果
atasu 1994. 風車の美学: 伊藤果直伝! 毎日コミュニケーションズ.
External links
* 将棋DB2
大山康晴 (Ōyama) vs 有吉道夫 (Ariyoshi) November 1991·
Oyama plays a Pinwheel position
Shogi openings
Central Rook openings
Static Rook openings
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