Boat castle

Kanji
船囲い

Hiragana
ふながこい

Romaji
Funa gakoi

Meaning
Boat

Usage
Ibisha

Pros
–

Cons
–

Notes
Boat gakoi is more resistant laterally than frontally. It involves Bishop in defense but removes King from the diagonal. Silver appears to be less directly involved in defense but is used to protect Bishop and square 68. Kinsho on G-69 is protected only by King.

Vertical resistance

(1.5/5)

⇓

Horizontal resistance

(2.5/5)

⇐

Speed

(4/5)

Compactness

(2.5/5)

-5