Climbing Silver (棒銀 ''bōgin'', literally "pole-silver") is a
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'' ...
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 their bishop's side.
Many different Static Rook
shogi opening
A shogi opening ( ) 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 ()''.''
A '' jōseki'' () is the especially recommended sequence of moves for a given o ...
s include a Climbing Silver component. For instance, Climbing Silver can played as part of
Double Wing Attack
In shogi, Double Wing Attack or simply Wing Attack or Centre Game (相掛かり or 相懸り ''aigakari'') is a Double Static Rook opening in which both sides directly advance their rook pawns forward on the second and eighth files toward their o ...
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Fortress
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
, or
Bishop Exchange
In shogi, Bishop Exchange (角換わり or 角換り ''kakugawari'') is a Double Static Rook opening in which the players exchange their bishops relatively early so as to have bishops in hand. Throughout the game, both players have a bishop dro ...
openings. (However, there are other variants of these openings that don't include Climbing Silver.) Climbing Silver can also be used against
Ranging Rook
Ranging Rook or Swinging Rook (振り飛車 ''furibisha'') openings in shogi position the rook to the center or left of the player's board to support an attack there.
Ranging Rook strategies used in Ranging Rook vs Static Rook are among the old ...
opponents as well.
Diagonal Climbing Silver or Oblique Climbing Silver (斜め棒銀 ''naname bōgin'') is a Climbing Silver attack involving the left silver which moves diagonally from its starting position on 7i to attack on the third or second files. This type of Climbing Silver is typical in Static Rook vs Ranging Rook games.
Positioning
In the adjacent diagrams, the Black's silver advances to rank 5.
Once the silver has reached the e file (S-15 in the adjacent diagram), Black can attempt to attack White's bishop pawn at 23 by advancing their pawn (P-24). White can capture Black's pawn, but the silver can recapture White's pawn. Because White did not properly defend their bishop's head here, White's camp is somewhat weaker and more susceptible to subsequent attacks from Black.
Similarly, it's also possible to play Climbing Silver when Black has no pawn on the second file. Here the silver can climb to the empty 25 square. And, if there's a pawn in hand, then that pawn can be dropped to 24.
In the board diagram to the right, the Black's silver has successfully climbed to rank 5 on the first file (15).
A subsequent attack by Black, for example, could aim to sacrifice this silver in order to remove White's lance and then drop a
dangling pawn within White's camp that threatens to promote.
Climbing Silver formations may be used with several different Static Rook openings such as Fortress, Double Wing, and Bishop Exchange as well as Ranging Rook openings such as
Fourth File Rook
In shogi, Fourth File Rook (四間飛車 ''shikenbisha'') is a class of Ranging Rook openings in which the rook is initially positioned on the fourth file if played by White or the sixth file if played by Black.
History
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See also
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Climbing Gold
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Bishop Exchange Climbing Silver
In shogi, Bishop Exchange Climbing Silver (角換わり棒銀 ''kakugawari bōgin'') is a Bishop Exchange (Double Static Rook) opening that uses a Climbing Silver attacking formation with the left silver.
See also
* Bishop Exchange
* Climbing ...
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Double Wing Attack
In shogi, Double Wing Attack or simply Wing Attack or Centre Game (相掛かり or 相懸り ''aigakari'') is a Double Static Rook opening in which both sides directly advance their rook pawns forward on the second and eighth files toward their o ...
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Bishop Exchange, Rushing Silver
In shogi, Bishop Exchange Rushing Silver (角換わり早繰り銀 ''kakugawari hayakurigin'') is a Bishop Exchange opening that uses a Rushing Silver attacking formation with the right silver.
Rushing Silver has the silver positioned above the ...
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Reclining Silver
In shogi, Reclining Silver (腰掛け銀 ''koshikakegin'') is a piece formation used in different Double Static Rook openings. It may also be played in Double Ranging Rook openings as well and in Right Fourth File Rook (Static Rook) positions aga ...
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Shogi opening
A shogi opening ( ) 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 ()''.''
A '' jōseki'' () is the especially recommended sequence of moves for a given o ...
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Shogi strategy
Shogi, like western chess, can be divided into the opening, middle game and endgame, each requiring a different strategy. The opening consists of arranging one's defenses and positioning for attack, the middle game consists of attempting to break t ...
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External links
How to Defend in Shogi: Basic Formation 1: BoginYouTube: HIDETCHI's Shogi Openings: Rapid Encountered Yagura, Primitive Climbing Silver · Climbing Silver played by White in Fortress
YouTube: HIDETCHI's Shogi Openings: Bishop Exchange #1 · Climbing Silver played by Black in Bishop Exchange (from 11 min 58 sec to 19 min 40 sec)
YouTube: HIDETCHI's Shogi Openings: Bishop Exchange #2 · Merits of Climbing Silver vs other silver strategies in Bishop Exchange
YouTube: HIDETCHI's Shogi Openings: Bishop Exchange #4 (white's one-turn loss bishop exchange) · Climbing Silver in One-Turn Loss Bishop Exchange (from 8 min 24 sec to 9 min 54 sec)
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