In
shogi
, 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''. ''Shōgi'' ...
, Climbing Gold (棒金 ''bōkin'') is a strategy used in different
opening
Opening may refer to:
* Al-Fatiha, "The Opening", the first chapter of the Qur'an
* The Opening (album), live album by Mal Waldron
* Backgammon opening
* Chess opening
* A title sequence or opening credits
* , a term from contract bridge
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s in which the Static Rook player advances their right gold up the second file if played by Black or the eighth file if played by White supported by the player's rook.
For example, the Climbing Gold may be a useful strategy to counteract an opponent's
Ishida formation.
See also
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Climbing Silver
Climbing Silver (棒銀 ''bōgin'', literally "pole-silver") is a shogi strategy.
Climbing Silver involves advancing a silver upward along with an advanced or dropped pawn supported by the rook aiming to break through the opponent's camp on thei ...
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Ishida (shogi)
The ''Ishida'' Opening (石田流三間飛車 ''ishida-ryū sankenbisha'' or shorter form 石田流 ''ishida-ryū'') is a major variation in Third File Rook openings of the Japanese game of '' shōgi''.
In the Ishida Opening, in contrast to oth ...
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Static Rook
Static Rook (居飛車 ''ibisha'') openings in shogi typically have the player's rook at its start position, which is the second file (on the 28 square) for Black and the eighth file (on the 82 square) for White.
Explanation
Static Rook is a ...
Bibliography
* 勝又清和、2003、『消えた戦法の謎』文庫版、 毎日コミュニケーションズ 1995年のものの加筆・文庫版
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Shogi openings
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