Central Rook Yagura

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Yagura Central Rook (White)
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香桂 金 王 桂香1
    飛銀金角 2
歩  銀 歩 歩歩3
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歩歩銀金 歩歩 歩7
 角金  銀 飛 8
香桂 玉   桂香9
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In shogi, Central Rook Yagura (矢倉中飛車 yagura nakabisha) is a Double Yagura (Double Static Rook) opening.

Shogi chess variant native to Japan

Shogi, also known as Japanese chess or the Game of Generals, is a two-player strategy board game native to Japan in the same family as chess, makruk, shatranj, janggi and xiangqi, and is the most popular chess variant in Japan. Shōgi means general's board game.

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 序盤 joban.

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This strategy characteristically swings the player's rook to the central file to support an attack there.

Central Rook Yagura shouldn't be confused with Yagura's Central Rook (矢倉流中飛車 yagura-ryuu nakabisha) which is an unrelated Central Rook strategy named after professional player Norihiro Yagura.

In shogi, Central Rook is a subclass of Ranging Rook openings in which the rook is positioned on the fifth (central) file.

Professional shogi player

A professional shogi player is a shogi player who is usually a member of a professional guild of shogi players.

Norihiro Yagura is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-dan.

See also

In shogi, Morishita System is a Yagura opening.

In shogi, Akutsu Rapid Attack Yagura is a Double Yagura opening.

In shogi, Waki System is a symmetrical Double Yagura opening.

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