Rook on Pawn

Rook on Pawn or Vertical Pawn Picker (タテ歩取り or 縦歩取り tatefudori) is a subclass of Double Wing Attack Floating Rook (Static Rook) openings in which the Floating Rook player moves their rook to the third file aiming to capture their opponent's pawn used to open their bishop diagonal at the 34 square.[1][2]

This rook attack can occur preemptively by moving their rook before their opponent's pawn push and, thus, preventing (at least initially) their opponent from opening their bishop diagonal. This option is known as Cat's Rook on Pawn (ネコの縦歩取り neko no tatefudori). Hosking calls this Floating Rook Cat Variation.[3] Or, the rook can attack the pawn after it has been pushed forward and the bishop diagonal is already open forcing their opponent to respond to protect that pawn. This option is called Floating Rook Hanamura Variation by Hosking.[4]

Transition to Twisting Rook

This type of opening often leads to the Floating Rook player also moving their rook to their left side of the board transitioning from an initial Static Rook strategy to a Ranging Rook strategy, which is usually Third File Rook. When this happens, the opening is referred to as Twisting Rook (ひねり飛車 hineribisha).

As example of its formation, after the Rook on Pawn opening, White defends their pawn with a gold, and Black can open their bishop diagonal leading White to exchange pawns on the eighth file. After this, Black pushes their seventh pawn up further attacking White's rook leading to White to retreat their rook. Black subsequently starts developing an Ishida structure and then moves their rook to the eighth file threatening White with a rook exchange.

Note that Rook on Pawn attack does not necessarily have to transition to a Twisting Rook position and that Twisting Rook may be played without first attacking the third file pawn.

Rook on Pawn Climbing Silver

Rook on Pawn Climbing Silver (タテ歩棒銀 tatefu bōgin or 飛尻出棒銀 hijiride bōgin) combines the Rook on Pawn technique with a Climbing Silver strategy.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fairbairn 1986, p. 64–65, Chapter 10: Opening patterns.
  2. ↑ Hosking 1997, p. 106, Part II, Chapter 2: Floating rook (ukibisha): Introduction.
  3. ↑ Hosking 1997, p. 113–114, Part II, Chapter 2: Floating rook section 3: Cat variation.
  4. ↑ Hosking 1997, p. 114–117, Part II, Chapter 2: Floating rook section 4: Hanamura variation.

Bibliography

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