Dented Fortress

Kanji
へこみ矢倉囲い

Hiragana
へこみやぐらがこい

Romaji
Hekomi Yagura gakoi

Meaning
Dented Fortress

Usage
Static rook

Pros
High horizontal defence

Cons
–

Notes

Yagura variant. The construction is most likely a consequence of the exchange of bishops.

The side defence seems to be reinforced by the alignment of the two Gold Generals.

The consolidation of the defensive front on line 7 compresses the castle, leaving disengagement spaces for the Gold Generals that may be attacked but remain bound to the restrictive orthogonal movements.

Vertical resistance

(3.5/5)

⇓

Horizontal resistance

(5/5)

⇐

Speed

(3/5)

Compactness

(4/5)

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