"Atamakin" means Gold drop on the square ahead of the opponent's King supported by other piece of yours on the board. This gold drop is frequently used when checkmating the King in the endgame. It is necessary to be able to make an Atamakin for you to win a game. You can learn by solving Atamakin Tsume Practice problems to be posted here. Today is #3. It's a five move tsume. You have three Golds in hand in the diagram. You usually need to have three Golds in hand when you checkmate the King in the third rank to the back rank like this problem.
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