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1P-262G-323P-764P-345P-666P-84both sides with rook pawn advanced7G-788P-859B-7710G-5211G-5812S-4213S-6814S-7215P-2516S-3317S-6718P-4419S-3820G52-4321P-5622P-5423S-2724B-3125S-2626P-1426.P-6427.S-1528.P-7429.P-2430.Px2431.Sx2432.Sx2433.Rx24if Gote had not played P14, then Sente could have aimed to exchange pawns and silvers like this!27P-6528B-42Both sides have prepared their own territory.
Sente aims for a Gangi castle,
Gote for a Yagura.

Sente goes for a "bogin" (climbing silver). P36 and P35 could continue this.
Basic strategy I: target an enemy pawn first when you initiate a fight!

Basic strategy II / opening principle: castling on the opposite side relative to one own's rook! The rook is the main attacking force
29S-66not a good move. Better to first protect the king with K69.
Also, this now creates space for B*39 later in move 40!
29.K-6930.K-41
30K-4131P-3632P-86forces the exchange33Px8634Bx8635Bx8636Rx8637P*8738R-8239N-37now Gote has a great opportunity!40B*3941R-48forced to not allow promotion AND capture at the same time42Bx48+43Gx48Gote has the advantage! A rook is worth more than a bishop!44R*2945B*4946Rx26+unconditionally capturing the silver was a great advantage.47N-4548+Rx3648.Px45This reply would allow for an unconditional capture of the rook49.B*7149Nx33+50Nx3351B*7152R-8353B-62+54+Rx56a bad move!54.S*61is the correct continuation.55G-57What should Gote play now? it faces simultaneous threats of capture of dragon and silver56+Rx57not correct. Gote has an immediate use for a rook56.+R-3657.+Bx72here, Gote has exchanged B and S for R, N, P57Sx57i.e. here Gote has exchanged B for G, N and 2xP. this exchange is worse for Sente!

Lesson: do not only consider the present, but also the future!
58S*6159R*5160K-4261S*53and here Gote resigned. (1-0)62Gx5363Rx53+64K-3165+R-5166G*41so it was a little too early to give up?!
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Lessons learned:
1. Make good use of ALL pieces
2. Do not allow your pieces to be captured for free
3. Try to move until the very last (and gain more understanding of actual checkmate positions
Since any game of Shogi consists of opening, middlegame and endgame, we need fundamental strategies for each phase.
Especially the middlegame demands to evaluate, at each position
- material profit or loss of pieces
- who's turn is it to move?
- is there a strong castle or not?
- are the pieces coordinating efficiently?
How do these principles apply in practice? We will follow an amateurs' game!
Various commented studies to introduce beginners into the thinking of a professional shogi player, as explained by Yoshiharu Habu in the book 'Habu's words', The Shogi Foundation, 2000.
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