The translation project of Lectures on the Latest Strategies into English is ongoing at Shogipedia. The chapter one has been already available to read linked below. It is the book written by 6-dan Katsumata Kiyokazu and published in 2007.
I will be talking about the latest strategies played by the professional players. However, I won't be focusing on any kind of very difficult matters such as what the best move at a certain position is. What I'd like to convey to the readers are rather rough stories such as, for example, why a strategy is so popular in professional world now, and what kind of background theory it has behind. If you come to understand these theories, you'll be able to imagine what the professional players are thinking, and will be able to enjoy watching title matches and commentaries better than before.
1. Why lose a turn?
Diag. 1 The beginning of one-turn loss bishop exchange. Unexpectedly new worlds will be explored from this position.In Lecture 1, let's talk about 'one-turn loss bishop exchange'. "What is a 'one-turn loss bishop exchange' in the first place?" "Why should someone like a professional player even want to lose a turn?" I believe that's what most of you are curious about, of course.
But if we take a look at the title matches in the latest couple of years, this strategy is often played in critical games. Therefore, so to speak, one-turn loss bishop exchange is a very important strategy, which professional players have been putting their lives on. But it must be hard for you to think of this strategy positively, as it makes a turn loss in the early opening.
So, the theme of this lecture is to unveil the new world that is explored by this strategy, and to discuss whether the turn loss is a real loss or not.
Please click the link above if you would like to read the full article. And your brushing-up the article on Shogipecia will be appreciated.
It'd be nice to have this available in PDF format for easy printing and off-line reading. I could do the conversion if there's interest and permission from the author.
Posted by: Mike | November 24, 2009 at 09:57 AM
> Mike
I think it will be no problem if that PDF file will be placed on somewhere in Shogipedia and be linked from the page of Chapter 1 there.
Posted by: takodori | November 24, 2009 at 01:36 PM