Subway Rook (地下鉄飛車 ''chikatetsubisha'') is an uncommon

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 ...

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 ...

with the rook on the bottom rank 9 (or rank 1 for White) that supports an attack on the ninth file. It may be useful against an opponent playing 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 ...

Bear-in-the-hole The Bear-in-the-hole or Anaguma castle (穴熊 ''anaguma'', badger, lit. "hole-bear") is a castle used in shogi. (An anaguma is a Japanese badger.) It is commonly used in professional shogi. History The Bear-in-the-hole was initially a castle ...

position. The name comes from the way the rook moves from second file to the ninth file on the bottom rank as if it were an underground subway. This bottom rank positioning of the rook is shared by a few other strategies such as the Pinwheel and

Right King In shogi, Right King or Right-hand King (右玉 ''migi gyoku'') is a defensive subcomponent of different openings in which the king stays on the right side of the board together with the rook, which protects the back rank (rank 9) as well as the e ...

openings.

Overview

It's an attack opening used against

Ranging Rook and

. Starting with Black's moving the knight to 85, it's a powerful attack concentrated on 93 by rook, bishop, left knight and left lance. It's particularly effective against Bear-in-the-hole, since the king has no escape route and it's possible to do checkmate in one gulp. In addition, in a Double Static Rook if the rival uses

, it's possible to start the attack in a location close to that king. Although boasting superb defense power, this opening requires moving almost all pieces from the 1st to the 2nd rank, which takes a lot of moves, and also makes the formation constrained. For this reason, this opening is seldom used.

Bibliography

* 豊川孝弘著『パワーアップ戦法塾』NHK出版、2002年、 * 塚田泰明監修、横田稔著『序盤戦! 囲いと攻めの形』、高橋書店、1997年 {{Shogi openings Shogi openings Static Rook openings

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