Nifu Senkin is a Japanese shogi blogger and writer of instructional books. He began publishing opening research on his blog Gendai Furibisha Navi in 2013, including original analysis of ways to counter Central Rook combined with a Left Anaguma castle. The following year, he launched Jinsei Zero-te no Yomi, and he also shares shogi content through YouTube and note. Examining new moves and strategic ideas in Ranging Rook openings that leave the bishop’s diagonal open, “Furibisha 3.0,” meaning “Ranging Rook 3.0,” covers systems including Ishida, Cheerful Central Rook and Direct Opposing Rook, as well as Double Ranging Rook positions. It combines AI-assisted analysis with practical considerations for human players. Addressing unfamiliar openings encountered in fast online games, “Kishu Kanzen Gekitai Manual 50,” a manual of countermeasures against fifty surprise systems, examines openings such as Ureshino, Wrong-Diagonal Bishop, Duck and Demon Slayer. The book explains the opponent’s intentions and sequences designed to avoid an early disadvantage. Across these subjects, Nifu Senkin focuses on the connection between opening preparation and practical play: how to recognize a plan, choose a response and navigate positions that fall outside a player’s familiar repertoire.
