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Floating Chrysanthemum fortress

Kanji
菊水矢倉囲い

Hiragana
きくすいやくら がこい

Romaji
Kikusui Yagura gakoi

Meaning
Floating chrysanthemum fortress

Usage
Static rook vs. static rook

Pros
Vertical defence very good
Horizontal defence good

Cons
Slow
Advanced horse

Notes
Transposed variant of the Yagura.

It has a ‘modified’ resistance compared to the original due to the retreat of the Silver General and its replacement by the Horse. In this way, the Knight generates an advanced protection in row 5. The relocation of the King in line 9 also removes him from the threat of the major diagonal.

Defects can be seen in the risk of sacrifice of the Knight and the failure of the Silver General to contribute to the defence against side attacks.

Theoretically, the threats to the Kikusui Yagura are very similar to those to the Yagura attack.