Static rook vs static rook standard engine recommendations + explanation

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P-26

P-84

P-25

P-85

G-78

G-32

P-24

Px24

Rx24

P*23

R-28

You can choose to full retreat the rook. For the R26 variant see chapter 2.
This allows the opponent to push the rook pawn and get a pawn in hand so it is generally regarded as a worse option than R26. The advantage is that the rook is in a safe spot where it cant be attacked easily.12

S-72

12.

P-86

13.

Px86

14.

Rx86

15.

P*87

16.

R-82

17.

S-38

This is the same as the previous variation but gote has a pawn in hand.12.

K-52

13.

P-96

14.

P-74

15.

S-38

16.

P-34

17.

S-27

18.

P-86

19.

Px86

20.

Rx86

21.

P*87

22.

R-82

22.

R-85

23.

P-76

24.

P*86

25.

Px86

26.

Rx86

27.

K-68

28.

Rx76

29.

G-87

30.

R-75

31.

P-46

32.

R-85

33.

P*86

34.

R-84

35.

G-58

36.

S-72

37.

S-36

the game is equal from here but sente has a weak castle in exchange for activity36.

P-75

37.

S-36

38.

S-72

39.

P-95

40.

P-14

41.

B-66

42.

P-35

43.

S-47

44.

Bx66

45.

Px66

46.

N-33

47.

S-78

48.

R-24

49.

P*26

the game is equal, both sides have a questionable castle and can attack very rapidly, it will be a bloodbath32.

Bx88+

33.

Sx88

34.

N-33

35.

S-36

36.

R-85

37.

N-77

38.

R-82

39.

P*86

S-38

P-34

gote wants to free up the bishop diagonal15

P-76

same goes for sente16

P-86

and now the pawn push to get a pawn in hand for gote.17

Px86

Rx86

P*87

19.

Bx22+

20.

Sx22

21.

P*87

22.

R-82

22.

Rx76

23.

P*77

24.

R-74

25.

B*82

26.

L-92

27.

B-91+

28.

B*83

R-82

20.

Rx76

21.

Bx22+

22.

Sx22

23.

P*77

24.

R-74

25.

B*82

26.

L-92

27.

B-91+

28.

B*83

S-27

we want to develop the silver to attack22

B-44

22.

Bx88+

23.

Sx88

24.

P-64

25.

S-26

26.

S-22

27.

S-25

28.

S-33

29.

B*56

30.

B*65

31.

Sx34

31.

Bx65

32.

Px65

33.

P-96

34.

S-63

there is no more attack for sente and thus useless32.

Bx56

32.

Sx34

33.

Bx34

this34.

Bx47+

35.

S*36

36.

+Bx57

this ofcourse leads to a big sente advantage but is a simple blunder33.

Sx33+

34.

Nx33

35.

Px56

36.

B*57

37.

P*22

38.

N-45

39.

S*46

40.

Bx46+

41.

Px46

42.

N-57+

43.

B*75

44.

+N-47

45.

G-68

46.

R-85

47.

P-21+

the game is equal again23

P-46

P-64

we want to make place for our silver ofcourse25

S-36

attacking the bishop26

N-33

K-68

S-63

S-47

S-54

P-36

S-42

P-96

P-94

push the edge pawns35

G-58

this is a very common shape across engine lines36

P-14

P-16

push the edge pawns38

G-52

S-56

Bx88+

Sx88

P-44

S-77

the engine shape is complete with the silver and the two gold on the bottom44

S42-43

P-66

P-74

K-79

K-42

K-88

The king moves into the yagura-like castle50

N-73

S-86

S-63

52.

P-65

53.

Px65

54.

Nx65

55.

P*66

56.

B*39

57.

R-27

58.

P*85

59.

S-97

60.

Nx57+

61.

Gx57

62.

B-48+

this doesnt work but helps when creating a breakthrough53

P-45

!!whatt???? Doesnt this like...lose the pawnnnn??? What the hell
Well, kinda. But the idea is beautifull. The idea is to exchange the silver, well not immediatly but after a few moves for the gold. But why would gote accept this?54

Px45

54.

Nx45

55.

P*46

56.

B*39

57.

R-27

58.

Nx57+

59.

Gx57

60.

B-48+

People might want to point out that this seems like an alternative, but, its really difficult for a human to get something of value out of this line because the promoted bishop is stuck.54.

P-54

?if you try to stop the infiltration of the silver we get the following55.

Px44

56.

Sx44

57.

B*71

Ouch
Thats not good.55

S-55

what if we now push the pawn?56

S43-54

56.

P-54

57.

P*44

!58.

Px55

59.

Px43+

60.

G52x43

61.

P-15

62.

P-56

63.

Px14

64.

B*55

65.

R-27

66.

N-65

67.

Px56

68.

Bx66

69.

S*77

70.

B-44

very difficult line to grasp at all if im honest57

S-44

and the silver just walks in58

G52-43

Sx43+

Sx43

G58-67

and the gold finishes the strong structure with a current advantage for sente. Here follows a possible idea of attack to checkmate gote by using the weakness on the fourth file.62

P-65

G-56

P*85

S-77

Px66

Sx66

P-86

Px86

P*85

P*44

S43-54

B*37

P*64

Px85

B*69

S-55

S*46

Sx46

Px46

Bx46

81.

K-79

82.

Bx78+

83.

Kx78

84.

P-47+

85.

B-26

86.

Rx85

S*47

S*55

Sx56+

Px56

Nx85

P*87

Sx55

Bx55

S*67

G*79

Sx78+

Rx78

Bx78+

Gx78

S-54

S*43

Sx43

Px43+

100

Gx43

101

P*44

102

Gx44

103

Bx44

104

S*67

105

P*43

106

K-52

107

S*41

108

K-62

109

P*63

110

Kx63

111

B*52

112

K-72

113

S*63

114

K-81

115

Gx67

116

G*73

117

S*62

118

P*86

119

Px86

120

G*72

121

Bx53+

122

Gx62

123

Sx62=

124

P*87

125

Kx87

126

R*79

127

G*88

128

G-83

129

B-63+

130

K-92

131

S-71=

132

R-59+

133

Sx82+

134

Gx82

135

+B-71

136

S*78

137

Kx78

138

S*87

139

Kx87

140

N-77+

141

Nx77

142

P-15

143

+Bx82

144

Kx82

145

G*73

146

K-71

147

R*81

Static rook vs static rook standard engine recommendations + explanation: Chapter 1: Double gold + rook full retreat2

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