Climbing Silver

Climbing Silver (棒銀 bōgin, literally "pole-silver") is ashogi strategy. Climbing Silver
☖ pieces in hand: –
Climbing Silver involves advancing a silver upward along with an advanced or dropped 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
1
pawn supported by the rook aiming to break through the opponent's camp on their bishop's
2
side.[1]
3

Many different Static Rook shogi openings include a Climbing Silver component. For 4

instance, Climbing Silver can played as part of Double Wing Attack, Yagura, or Bishop 歩 5

Exchange openings. (However, there are other variants of these openings that don't include 歩 銀歩 6

Climbing Silver.) Climbing Silver can also be used against Ranging Rook opponents as 歩歩 歩歩歩歩 7

well. 角金銀金 飛 8

香桂 玉 桂香 9
Diagonal Climbing Silver or Oblique Climbing Silver (斜め棒銀 naname bōgin) is a ☗ pieces in hand: –
Climbing Silver attack involving the left silver which moves diagonally from its starting
position on 7i to attack on the third or second files. This type of Climbing Silver is typical in Static Rook vs Ranging Rook games.

Contents
1 Positioning
2 See also
3 References
4 Bibliography
5 External links

Positioning
Silver's starting position Silver to rank 5 (35) Silver to rank 5 (15)
☖ pieces in hand: – ☖ pieces in hand: – ☖ pieces in hand: –
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
香桂銀金 香桂銀金 香桂銀金
1 1 1
角 角 角
2 2 2
歩歩歩歩 歩歩歩歩 歩歩歩歩
3 3 3
4 4 4

歩 5 銀歩 5 歩銀 5
6 6 6

歩歩 歩 7 歩歩 歩 7 歩歩 歩 7

飛 8 飛 8 飛 8

銀桂香 9 桂香 9 桂香 9
☗ pieces in hand: – ☗ pieces in hand: – ☗ pieces in hand: –
START i. S-38 i. S-38
ii. S-27 ii. S-27
iii. S-26 iii. S-26

iv. S-35 iv. S-15

In the diagrams to the right, the Black's silver advances to rank 5.

Once the silver has reached the e file (S-15 in Pawn attack on Pawn exchange,
the adjacent diagram), Black can attempt to bishop's pawn (23) Silver advance to 24
☖ pieces in hand: – ☖ pieces in hand: –
attack White's bishop pawn at 23 by advancing 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
香桂銀金 香桂銀金
their pawn (P-24). White can capture Black's 1 1
角 角
pawn, but the silver can recapture White's 2 2
歩歩歩歩 歩 歩歩
pawn. Because White did not properly defend 3 3
their bishop's head here, White's camp is 歩 4 銀 4
somewhat weaker and more susceptible to 銀 5 5
subsequent attacks from Black. 6 6

歩歩 歩 7 歩歩 歩 7

飛 8 飛 8

桂香 9 桂香 9
☗ pieces in hand: – ☗ pieces in hand: 歩
i. S-38 ... i. S-38 ...
ii. S-27 ... ii. S-27 ...
iii. S-26 ... iii. S-26 ...
iv. S-15 ... iv. S-15 ...
v. P-25 ... v. P-25 Px2e

vi. Sx25 ...

Similarly, it's also possible to play Climbing Silver to 25 24 pawn drop

☖ pieces in hand: – ☖ pieces in hand: –
Silver when Black has no pawn on the second 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
香桂銀金 香桂銀金
file. Here the silver can climb to the empty 25 1 1
角 角
square. And, if there's a pawn in hand, then 2 2
歩歩歩歩 歩歩歩歩
that pawn can be dropped to 24. 3 3
4 歩 4

銀 5 銀 5
6 6

歩歩 歩 7 歩歩 歩 7

飛 8 飛 8

桂香 9 桂香 9
☗ pieces in hand: 歩 ☗ pieces in hand: –
i. S-38 i. S-38
ii. S-27 ii. S-27
iii. S-26 iii. S-26
iv. S-25
iv. S-25
v. P*24
Climbing Silver
In the board diagram to the right, the Black's silver has successfully climbed to rank 5 on
☖ pieces in hand: 歩
the first file (15). 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
香桂 王 桂香
1
角金 銀 飛
2
歩銀金 歩 歩
3
歩歩歩 歩
4

歩銀
歩
5

歩 歩 6

歩歩銀歩 歩歩 7
金 金 飛
 8
香桂角玉 桂香 9
☗ pieces in hand: 歩
Climbing Silver, continued
A subsequent attack by Black, for example, could aim to sacrifice this silver in order to
☖ pieces in hand: 銀
remove White's lance and then drop a dangling pawn within White's camp that threatens to 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
promote.
桂 王 桂香
1

歩
角金 銀 飛
2
Climbing Silver formations may be used with several different Static Rook openings such 歩歩銀金 歩 歩
3
as Yagura, Double Wing, and Bishop Exchange as well as Ranging Rook openings such as 歩歩歩 歩
4
Fourth File Rook.
歩香
歩
5

歩 歩 6

歩歩銀歩 歩歩 7

金 金 飛 8

香桂角玉 桂 9
☗ pieces in hand: 香
i. ... Lx15
ii. Lx15 P*13

iii. P*12 ...

See also
Climbing Gold
Bishop Exchange Climbing Silver
Double Wing Attack
Shogi opening
Shogi strategy

References
1. Fairbairn 1986.

Bibliography
Aono, Teruichi (2009) [1983]. Better moves for better shogi. Translated by Fairbairn, John (2nd ed.). Ishi Press.
ISBN 978-4-87187-999-6.
Aono, Teruichi (1983). Guide to shogi openings: Unlock the secrets of joseki将棋定跡のカギ: 和英 定跡問題集.
Translated by Fairbairn, John.山海堂. ISBN 4-381-00598-8.
Kitao, Madoka (2011). Joseki at a glance. Translated by Kawasaki, Tomohide. Nekomado. ISBN 978-4-9052-2501-0.
Fairbairn, John (1986).Shogi for beginners (2nd ed.). Ishi Press. ISBN 978-4-8718-720-10.
Hosking, Tony (1996). The art of shogi. The Shogi Foundation.ISBN 978-0-95310-890-9.
Kitao, Madoka (2011). Joseki at a glance. Translated by Kawasaki, Tomohide. Nekomado. ISBN 978-4-9052-2501-0.
Kitao, Madoka (2013).Sabaki at a glance. Translated by Kawasaki, Tomohide. Nekomado. ISBN 978-4-9052-2510-
2.
青野照市『最新 棒銀戦法―単純かつ破壊力抜群! (将棋必勝シリーズ) 』創元社 2001年
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External links
How to Defend in Shogi: Basic Formation 1: Bogin
YouTube: HIDETCHI's Shogi Openings: Rapid Encountered a
Ygura, Primitive Climbing Silver· Climbing Silver
played by White in Yagura
 YouTube: HIDETCHI's Shogi Openings: Bishop Exchange #1· Climbing Silver played by Black in Bishop Exchange
(from 11 min 58 sec to 19 min 40 sec)
YouTube: HIDETCHI's Shogi Openings: Bishop Exchange #2· Merits of Climbing Silver vs other silver strategies in
Bishop Exchange
YouTube: HIDETCHI's Shogi Openings: Bishop Exchange #4 (white's one-turn loss bishop exchange) · Climbing
Silver in One-Turn Loss Bishop Exchange (from 8 min 24 sec to 9 min 54 sec)

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