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  2. Shogi opening - Wikipedia

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    A shogi opening (戦法 senpō) is the sequence of initial moves of a shogi game before the middle game. The more general Japanese term for the beginning of the game is joban ( 序盤 ) . A jōseki ( 定跡 ) is the especially recommended sequence of moves for a given opening that was considered balanced play at one point in time for both sides ...

  3. Shogi - Wikipedia

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    Shogi (将棋, shōgi, English: / ˈ ʃ oʊ ɡ i /, [1] Japanese:), also known as Japanese chess, is a 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 Western chess, chaturanga, xiangqi, Indian chess, and janggi.

  4. History of shogi - Wikipedia

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    The 1443 Shogi Shushu no Zu is lost, but Minase Kanenari's 1591 book Shogi Zu states that he had copied the 1443 book, and that the 1443 book itself was a copy of an older book of which no information survives.) [4] Soon, however, its rules were simplified (removing the weakest pieces) to produce the game of chu shogi (middle shogi), first ...

  5. Shogi opening sequences - Wikipedia

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    This is the most commonly encountered 3-move sequence in shogi. The 1.P-76 P-34 2.P-66 sequence suggests that Black may play a Ranging Rook opening (Opposing, Third File, or Fourth File). [a] However, Fortress or Snowroof are also possible. The 1.P-76 P-34 2.P-75 sequence strongly suggests that Black will play an Ishida opening (Third File ...

  6. 1... R-32 opening - Wikipedia

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    In shogi, 1... R-32 (2手目☖3二飛 niteme san-ni hi) is a Third File Rook opening in which White's rook is positioned on the 32 square on White's first move. When played by Black, the opening is known as 1. R-78 (初手7八飛 shote nana-hachi hi).

  7. Category:Shogi openings - Wikipedia

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  8. Sleeve Rook - Wikipedia

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    The Sleeve Rook opening is one of the oldest shogi openings appearing around the same time as the Black's Static Rook vs White's Traditional Ranging Rook type of openings and the Wrong Diagonal Bishop (thus predating other old openings such as Fortress, etc).

  9. Kamaitachi opening - Wikipedia

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    It was invented by amateur shogi player Eishun Suzuki (鈴木英春). The opening can be played against Ranging Rook or Static Rook . Kamaitachi was named after kamaitachi (鎌鼬), which is the weasel-like mythological creature associated with whirlwinds that cut humans with sickle-like painless, bloodless wounds without their knowledge.