Tonari opening

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In shogi, the Tonari opening (都成流 tonari-ryū) is a Ranging Rook surprise opening that was invented by professional Ryūma Tonari.

It was presented on the 囲碁・将棋チャンネル (Go/Shogi Channel) by professional player Tetsurō Itodani.

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Double Static Rook

Fortress	Double Fortress Spearing the Sparrow Morishita System Central Rook Fortress Waki System Akutsu Rapid Attack vs Right Fourth Rook Yonenaga Rapid Attack Ninja Silver Crab Silvers
Double Wing	Floating Rook Retreating Rook Primitive Climbing Silver Tsukada Special Twisting Rook Rook on Pawn No Guard
Bishop Exchange	Reclining Silver (Kimura joseki, G48 R29) Rushing Silver Climbing Silver Tempo Loss Wrong Diagonal
Side Pawn	B-33 Rapid Attack B33 B45 Double Side Pawn P*23 N-33 Rapid Attack K-41 Aono Rx33+

Counter-Ranging Rook

Static Rook Bear-in-the-hole Maruyama Vaccine Iijima Bishop Pullback Straight Line Bear-in-the-hole King's Head Vanguard Pawn Subway Rook Left King Takada System Center Vanguard Pawn Central Rook vs Side Pawn
Rapid Attack	Left S-57 Rapid Attack Yamada joseki Saginomiya joseki Ponpon Knight Spearing the Bird Super High Speed S-37 Three-Pawn Sacrifice

Bishop Head Pawn Feint Ranging Rook Twisting Rook Tonari Dokkan Rook
Central	Primitive Central Rook Cheerful Central Rook Silver Horns Bear-in-the-hole Central Rook Edge Bishop Flatfish Central Rook Fortress Central Rook vs Side Pawn
Fourth File	Fujii System Bear-in-the-hole Fourth File Rook King's Head Silver Bishop Exchange Fourth File Rook Leghorn Special Tateishi Yōryū Fourth File Rook
Third File	Bear-in-the-hole Third File Rook Kōyan Manabe Ishida (Quick Ishida, 3–4–3, Fourth-to-Third, R-77) 1...R-32 1.R-78 Demon Slayer New Demon Slayer Tomahawk
Opposing	Sakata American B-33 Direct Ōno
Double Ranging	Opposing vs Third Double Third Double Opposing Opposing vs Fourth Opposing vs Central Double Central Left Bear-in-the-hole Central Rook

Other

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