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'' ...
, Iijima Bishop Pullback or Iijima's Back Bishop (飯島流引き角 ''Iijima-ryuu hiki kaku'') is a less common defensive
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 ...
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
* , ...
used against a
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 ...
opponent. It has been used in both Black and White positions by professional players.
It is characterized by not opening the bishop's diagonal with a pawn push (P-34 or P-76) and instead moving the bishop back (to 31 if played by White or 79 if played by Black) so that it can then exit one's camp via the central (5th) file, which has been opened by advancing the central pawn. With the bishop out of way, it possible to castle the king into a
Left Mino castle.
The opening is named after professional player
Eiji Iijima
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.
Iijima invented the Iijima Bishop Pullback strategy which is named after him. He received the 16th Masuda Award (April 2009March 2010) for developing the strategy.
Promotion history
Iij ...
who has won the
Masuda Award in 2009 for developing the strategy.
vs Central Rook
The example here is an Iijima Bishop Pullback position played by White against a
Central Rook
In shogi, Central Rook (中飛車 ''nakabisha'') is a subclass of Ranging Rook openings in which the rook is positioned on the fifth (central) file.
However, since the central file can be thought of as the dividing line between Ranging Rook and ...
position played by Black.
White first suggests their intention to play a Static Rook position while Black hints at a Central Rook position.
After Black pushes their rook pawn to the mid rank, Black shows their clear intention for Central Rook.
From this point, White starts the Iijima Bishop Pullback development by moving their left silver straight up to make way for a space in which to pull back their bishop. Black starts castling their king rightward, and White pulls their bishop back to rank 1, which allows for a possible pawn and bishop exchange on the eighth file at the 86 square focal point.
In later development, White's left silver and right gold have been moved to construct a Left Mino castle.
In the last diagram, both players have (a) finished moving their kings into their castles, (b) developed their attacking silvers further, and (c) exchanged their central file pawns.
vs Fourth File Rook
1. P-76 P-84, 2. P-16 P-14, 3. P-66 S-62, 4. R-68 P-54, 5. S-38 S-32
See also
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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 ...
References
Bibliography
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External links
* Reijer Grimbergen's Shogi page
Fujii Takeshi vs Habu Yoshiharu 24th Asahi Open Match Game 2 (2006)* 2015
Ōi tournament
Yasumitsu Satō vs Tatsuya Sugai May 29· Tatsuya Sugai's Ranging Rook counter to the Iijima Bishop Pullback strategy
Tokuni System · Evernote document by Shun Tokuni on playing against Iijima's Bishop Pullback
* Shogi Buzz YouTube channel
Hikikaku strategy opening
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Shogi openings
Static Rook openings
Static Rook vs Ranging Rook openings