Pinwheel (shogi)
In shogi, the Pinwheel (風車 kazaguruma) is an uncommon opening with the rook on the bottom rank 9 enabling it to switch between a Ranging Rook and Static Rook attack.
9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
1 | |||||||||
2 | |||||||||
3 | |||||||||
4 | |||||||||
歩 | 桂 | 5 | |||||||
歩 | 歩 | 歩 | 歩 | 歩 | 歩 | 6 | |||
歩 | 桂 | 銀 | 銀 | 7 | |||||
金 | 金 | 玉 | 8 | ||||||
香 | 飛 | 香 | 9 |
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
Central Rook Pinwheel ☖ pieces in hand: –
☗ pieces in hand: –
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Central Rook Pinwheel ☖ pieces in hand: –
☗ pieces in hand: –
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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
Central Rook Pinwheel ☖ pieces in hand: –
☗ pieces in hand: –
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Central Rook Pinwheel ☖ pieces in hand: –
☗ pieces in hand: –
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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
Central Rook Pinwheel ☖ pieces in hand: –
☗ pieces in hand: 歩
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Central Rook Pinwheel ☖ pieces in hand: –
☗ pieces in hand: 歩
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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
Central Rook Pinwheel ☖ pieces in hand: –
☗ pieces in hand: 歩
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Central Rook Pinwheel ☖ pieces in hand: –
☗ pieces in hand: 歩
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22. B-68 P-94
23. P-96 R-72
24. G-77 P-75
9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
香 | 桂 | 金 | 桂 | 王 | 1 | ||||
飛 | 銀 | 香 | 2 | ||||||
歩 | 銀 | 金 | 角 | 歩 | 3 | ||||
歩 | 歩 | 歩 | 歩 | 歩 | 4 | ||||
歩 | 5 | ||||||||
歩 | 歩 | 歩 | 歩 | 歩 | 歩 | 歩 | 6 | ||
歩 | 金 | 銀 | 銀 | 桂 | 7 | ||||
角 | 金 | 玉 | 8 | ||||||
香 | 桂 | 飛 | 香 | 9 |
25. Px75 Rx75
26. P*76 R-72
Game example
9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
香 | 桂 | 金 | 桂 | 王 | 1 | ||||
飛 | 銀 | 香 | 2 | ||||||
歩 | 歩 | 銀 | 金 | 角 | 歩 | 3 | |||
歩 | 歩 | 歩 | 歩 | 4 | |||||
歩 | 歩 | 5 | |||||||
歩 | 歩 | 銀 | 歩 | 歩 | 歩 | 6 | |||
歩 | 角 | 金 | 銀 | 桂 | 歩 | 7 | |||
金 | 玉 | 8 | |||||||
香 | 桂 | 飛 | 香 | 9 |
A similar position occurs in a 1991 game between Yasuharu Ōyama (Black) and Michio Ariyoshi (White).
Itō's Pinwheel variations
Bibliography
- 羽生 [Habu], 善治 [Yoshiharu]. 1992 [2010]. 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 [Itou], 果 [Hatasu]. 1994. 風車の美学: 伊藤果直伝! 毎日コミュニケーションズ. ISBN 4-89563-601-1
External links
- 将棋DB2: 大山康晴 (Ōyama) vs 有吉道夫 (Ariyoshi) November 1991 · Oyama plays a Pinwheel position