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Game Opening Studies

Primitive Climbing Silver (原始棒銀) -Simple yet deadly
Yagura S-3g Study board （矢倉３七銀戦法） Main stay of Shogi Strategies
Climbing Silver against Yagura (矢倉速攻棒銀) -be prepared for this quick attack
Naka-Bisya with Bishop path open -This strategy is getting popular!
Mukai-Bisya (Opposing Rook) with Bishop path Open (角換わり向飛車)
Aigakari, or doubleWing Attack, basic(相掛かり基本)
Gun-ghi castling (雁木戦法　or "snow roof" formation)

Mock games (all the way to end games) If you dont know how to play after following Joseki (opening moves), then study these mock games to feel the flow of games.

Ai Furi bisya ー　Black to swing his Rook to 8th file(相振り　先手向かい飛車)
Yagura Suzumezashi(Spearing Sparrow 矢倉雀刺し)
vs. Fourth file Rook P-3e rapid attack(対４間飛車　３五歩急戦）
Side Pawn Picker Bishop @3c with centered King (横歩取り３三角)
Playing against ranging rook, Sitting Rooks Pawn(飛車先不突き対振り飛車)
Playing against Yagura rapid attack. S-4g/n-3g (急戦矢倉　４七銀ー３七桂型)
Climbing Silver, Bishop exchanged (角換わり棒銀)
Playing against Black's Ranging Rook, Rapid Attack (後手対四間飛車急戦)
Twisting Rook,Rapid attack (急戦ひねり飛車)
Playing against Yagura, rapid attack. right fourth Rook (後手番急戦矢倉)
Sitting Silver, Bishop exchanged (角換わり腰掛銀)
Playing against side pawn picker P-7e(対横歩取り中座飛車７五歩)
Gokigen Naka-bisya, or 'Good mood Center Rook" (ゴキゲン中飛車)
Climbing Silver against Fourth Range Rook (棒銀対四間飛車)
Fourth Range Rook vs. S-6d rapid attack (四間飛車対６四銀急戦)

Experts say reviewing professional games will help improve your playing skills.

Material outside of this site

Kifu by Opening Strategy

This is yet another blog site by Takodori-san. The site lists pointers to the various professional shogi records (Japanese notation) for your study.

Professional games with Comments

Shogi site by Reijer Grimbergen lists a good number of shogi records with western notation.

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