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Hello. I'm familiar with the idea of this strategy, but my question is, how do you play against it? I have lost too many games when I tried to go for Yagura, and my opponent plays migi shikenbisha (right side fourth file rook). Even though I don't castle my king inside Yagura when I see this, I still can't defend the attack.

For example, it offten happens after this sequence of moves - 1.P26 2.P34 3.P76 4.P84 after which I play 5.P66 because I want to avoid the yokofudori (side pawn picker) or kakugawari (bishop exchange) openings, and try to form Yagura, but then if my opponents go for migi shikenbisha, I just don't know how to defend against it effectively.

Can someone point me to some materials about this or offer any advice? In Tony Hosking's book "The art of shogi", the only thing that is says is that I can't play passively against it, but that's a very vague advice that isn't telling me much. What is a good piece formation against migi shikenbisha and how to get my king to safety?

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Thanks. Too bad this is in Japanese. I can't really use it. :(

I'd think, you (and anyone play Ibisya - right side rook style) should not avoid specific forms of game, including Migisiken-bisya. If you avoid one form, you will get more disatvantage on another form, including Yagura you want to play.

Against Migisiken, Nagare Yagura would be the best deffence, I belive. There is basic information on
http://www.koichi.jp/shogi/yagura/migi4ken.php
but writen in Jananese.

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