How to defend against common trap openings (WIP)

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Duck opening is characterised by 2 things - floating rook on 4th file and peeping bishop on the side. Duck strategy ultimately aims to 1) force exchange of major pieces or 2) break open sides1

P-26

P-84

Typical double static rook game3

P-25

P-85

If sente G-78 or P-76, would progress as double wing attack/side pawn picker or standard double static rook game5

R-26

P-96

First instance of sente revealing duck strategy with peeping bishop6.

G-32

G-32 natural development6.

P-86

??blunder as it transits to scenario in double wing attack where sente has faster attack7.

Px86

Rx86

P-24

10.

Px24

11.

P*23

∓7.

B-97

The peeping bishop variation is faster than floating rook variation8.

S-62

P-24

10.

Px24

11.

Rx24

12.

P*23

13.

R-26

14.

K-41

15.

S-68

16.

S-42

16.

P-34

17.

S-48

18.

G-52

19.

G-79

20.

P-34

21.

G-39

22.

P-94

23.

K-58

24.

R-84

This is the general position which duck strategy would arrive with both rook/bishop variants25.

P-86

26.

Px86

27.

Rx86

28.

P*85

Exchange of major pieces not good for white29.

R-36

30.

S-33

31.

R-76

32.

P-54

33.

B-75

34.

R-82

35.

P-95

36.

Px95

37.

P*93

38.

Lx93

39.

Bx93+

40.

Nx93

41.

P*94

42.

R-83

43.

Lx95

44.

P*92

45.

Px93+

46.

Px93

47.

R-96

G-32

P-96

P-94

B-97

S-62

P-16

P-14

K-58

K-41

S-48

G-52

S-68

S-42

G-79

R-84

G-39

P-34

!Standard position for Duck strategy
This pawn push is critical for defending against duck strategy and must happen before opponent exchanges rook file pawn23

P-24

Px24

Rx24

N-33

don't drop P*23 - too passive and allows black R26 and threatens 4th file27

R-26

P-35

Further protects knight's head and opens up own rook file29

P-86

Px86

Rx86

P*85

Don't exchange major pieces33

R-26

P*25

Rook doesn't have many effective locations - if black brings R-82, then could be a small win for white due to loss of black's momentum35

R-76

R-24

P*27

Black has to respond38

R-84

38.

P-74

B-75

R-82

Edge attack along 9th file still valid idea41

P-36

41.

P-95

42.

Px95

43.

P*93

44.

Lx93

45.

Bx93+

46.

Nx93

47.

Lx95

P-44

making way for silver to defend knight + vanguard position for knight to escape43

Px35

S-43

R-36

G-23

Congested but black still has edge attack ideas47

P-95

Px95

P*93

Lx93

Bx93+

Nx93

Lx95

How to defend against common trap openings (WIP): Sente's Duck Strategy - Static Rook main line31

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DavyJonesbtw hi jeretavius
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jienjienNice study!
syncr0Can we call the anti-duck the shotgun XD jk
syncr0this study looks awesome tho
jienjienShotgun xD
jienjienor hunting season? :p
syncr0Hunting season system
DavyJoneslol
DavyJoneshaha
DavyJonesso many people on 81 dojo used duck and demon slayer against me
DavyJonesso
DavyJonesthis is me plotting my revenge
DavyJonesi still don't really have a straightforward 1-move answer to duck strategy
jienjienlol really
jienjienwhat rating are they? don't go playing 1-3dans when you're like 8kyu or something
DavyJonesehhh mostly practice games with 7-9 kyu
DavyJonesand the occassional 1 dan
DavyJonesidk if it's my time zone or smth
DavyJonessometimes quite hard for me to find rated games with similar ratings
syncr0from what I heard playing central house or double duck is one option
syncr0the drops are too deadly to defend with anything different
DavyJonesImma defo gonna look into that
DavyJonesSo far I think I can say with bit more confidence that
DavyJonesThe gote duck doesn’t work that well, and if they choose to float rook before peeping bishop it can be dragged into slow game
DavyJonesBut there is joseki for gote’s version of duck and I haven’t looked into that yet
Jeretaviusoh shoot I didn't realize I was watching a study get made lol. I'm new to Shogi so I don't know much what's going on but im trying to learn
jienjienHeyo Jeretavius i would recommend learning basic castles lishogi.org/study/O591ZfdK and
jienjiensome shogi tactics lishogi.org/study/cgqKMj1v
JeretaviusThank you I'll read up on these. I'm not used to the kanji pieces so it's a little difficult and slow for me to read and follow videos or
Jeretaviuspictures outside of lishogi
potnoodlechefHey Davy! Could you include a refutation to central rook?
potnoodlechefhad a game today where my 5-6 pawn became very weak from an incoming silver + rook on 5,2. Would be nice to know how to properly defend it!
potnoodlechef(also I'll come back to the study once someone defeats me with the duck, haven't faced it yet xD)
DavyJoneslol i just got central rook rushed today
DavyJonesso gonna study it
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