King's Head Vanguard Pawn

King Head Vanguard Pawn
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In shogi, King's Head Vanguard Pawn (玉頭位取り gyoku tō kuraidori) is a Static Rook opening.

This opening utilizes a Boat castle in which the king (if played by Black) is positioned on 7h square. The pawn referred to then is the one on the seventh file that is originally at the head of the castled king (7g). This pawn becomes a vanguard pawn by advancing to the middle e rank (7e) supported by the left silver at the 7f square.

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