Misplaced Pages

Pinwheel (shogi)

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Shogi opening Itō's Pinwheel (伊藤流風車)☖ pieces in hand: –
987654321 
         1
         2
         3
         4
       5
   6
     7
      8
      9
☗ pieces in hand: 角

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.

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.

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese. (December 2016) Click for important translation instructions.
  • Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Misplaced Pages.
  • Consider adding a topic to this template: there are already 1,474 articles in the main category, and specifying|topic= will aid in categorization.
  • Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
  • You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Japanese Misplaced Pages article at ]; see its history for attribution.
  • You may also add the template {{Translated|ja|風車 (将棋)}} to the talk page.
  • For more guidance, see Misplaced Pages:Translation.

Against Static Rook Anaguma

Central Rook Pinwheel☖ pieces in hand: –
987654321 
 1
      2
  3
       4
         5
       6
  7
      8
 9
☗ pieces in hand: –
Central Rook Pinwheel☖ pieces in hand: –
987654321 
  1
      2
  3
      4
         5
      6
   7
    8
   9
☗ pieces in hand: –

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: –
987654321 
  1
     2
  3
      4
         5
    6
    7
     8
   9
☗ pieces in hand: –
Central Rook Pinwheel☖ pieces in hand: –
987654321 
    1
     2
  3
      4
       5
    6
 7
      8
     9
☗ pieces in hand: –

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: –
987654321 
    1
      2
 3
      4
        5
     6
 7
       8
    9
☗ pieces in hand: 歩
Central Rook Pinwheel☖ pieces in hand: –
987654321 
    1
      2
  3
    4
        5
   6
   7
      8
     9
☗ pieces in hand: 歩

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: –
987654321 
    1
     2
    3
   4
        5
  6
     7
     8
     9
☗ pieces in hand: 歩
Central Rook Pinwheel☖ pieces in hand: –
987654321 
    1
      2
    3
   4
       5
  6
    7
      8
     9
☗ pieces in hand: 歩

22. B-68 P-94

23. P-96 R-72

24. G-77 P-75

Central Rook Pinwheel☖ pieces in hand: 歩
987654321 
    1
      2
    3
    4
        5
  6
    7
      8
     9
☗ pieces in hand: 歩

25. Px75 Rx75

26. P*76 R-72

Game example

Ōyama vs Ariyoshi 1991☖ pieces in hand: 歩
987654321 
    1
      2
   3
     4
       5
   6
   7
       8
     9
☗ pieces in hand: 歩 up to move #51

A similar position occurs in a 1991 game between Yasuharu Ōyama (Black) and Michio Ariyoshi (White).

Itō's Pinwheel variations

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2017)

Bibliography

  • 羽生 , 善治 . 1992 . 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 , 果 . 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

Shogi Openings
Static Rook
Double Static Rook
Fortress
Double Wing
Bishop Exchange
Side Pawn
Counter-Ranging Rook
Rapid Attack
Ranging Rook
Central
Fourth File
Third File
Opposing
Double Ranging
Other
Handicap
Castles
Other Theory


Stub icon

This shogi-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Pinwheel (shogi) Add topic