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. ...
, Right Fourth File Rook (右四間飛車 ''migi shikenbisha'') 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
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in which the rook is positioned on the fourth file if played by Black or the sixth file if played by White.
Typically, Right Fourth File Rook develops the right silver into a
Reclining Silver attacking structure.
Fortress vs Right Fourth File Rook
Right Fourth File Rook vs Fourth File Rook
A Right Fourth File Rook strategy may be played against a
Ranging Rook position such as
Fourth File Rook. In a Right Fourth File Rook vs Fourth File Rook game, each player's rook will be directly opposing each other on the fourth file supported by attacking silvers. Below shows an example of Black's Right Fourth File Rook against White's Fourth File Rook.
1. P-76 P-34, 2. P-26 P-44, 3. S-48 R-42. The first six moves are standard Static Rook vs Fourth File Rook piece development. (See:
Left Silver-57 Rapid Attack vs Fourth File Rook for explication.)
4. P-46. The Right Fourth File Rook opening starts by advancing Black's fourth file pawn.
This allows an opening for the left silver to pass through the front line of pawns.
White's silver-54 variation
See also
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Fortress opening
Fortress (矢倉 or 櫓 ''yagura'') is both a Static Rook opening (矢倉戦法 ''yagura senpō'') and a Castle (shogi), castle in shogi.
It is usually played in a Double Static Rook opening, which is often a Double Fortress opening. However, it ...
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Fourth File Rook
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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, ...
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Right 4th File Rook (Migi Shikenbisha-右四間飛車)
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