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Opening

Kanji
序盤

Hiragana
じょばん

Romaji
joban

Meaning
“opening”

Notes
To simplify the topic, otherwise very complex, openings can be divided into two main categories:

• static rook;
• ranging rook;
• central rook can be considered a subset of ranging rook.

Static rook keeps Rook in the first four columns on the right.

Ranging rook moves Rook to the 5 leftmost columns.

Central rook moves Hisha to the central column.

Below are 9 openings. Some are complex, but it’s better to know them before studying others.

The word “Joban” (序盤) refers to the opening phase. “Senpo” (戦法), on the other hand, refers to the strategy used.