This is a part of the statistical data of professinals' openings on Shogi Yearbooks. The original data contains figures for each move from the initial position to the fourth moves (White's second moves). Here shows a comparison of the figures after the fourth moves. The data of FY 1997 are from the search of Shogi Yearbook CD-ROM, because there is no data on the book in FY 1997.
[Complete Version] The figures in parentheses are for the comparison with other years. Dashes mean that the number of the games is less than 30 (FY 1996-2001) or 35 (FY 2002, 2003 and 2005) or 40 (FY 2006-2008) or 50 (FY 2004).
| Moves | P7f | P2f | P5f | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P3d | P8d | P3d | P8d | - | P3d | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P2f | P6f | P9f | P1f | P7e | P2f | G7h | P5f | S6h | S7h | R6h | R7h | P1f | P7f | P2e | P2e | - | - | R5h | |||||||||||||||||||
| P4d | P8d | P5d | G3b | B3c | P8d | S6b | R3b | P5d | - | - | P8d | - | P8e | G3b | - | G3b | - | P8e | P3d | P3d | - | P3d | - | - | P3d | P4d | P8d | P5d | G3b | B3c | P8e | - | - | - | |||
| FY 1996 2118 games |
Games | 409 | 107 | - | - | - | 53 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | 36 | (67) | 39 | (91) | 42 | 535 | - | (47) | 36 | 34 | - | - | 102 | - | - | - | - | 254 | - | - | - | 1739 |
| Ratio [%] | 19.3 | 5.1 | - | - | - | 2.5 | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.9 | 1.7 | (3.2) | 1.8 | (4.3) | 2.0 | 25.3 | - | (2.2) | 1.7 | 1.6 | - | - | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | 12.0 | - | - | - | 82.1 | |
| Black's Win | .557 | .607 | - | - | - | .377 | .462 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .625 | .500 | (.448) | .564 | (.538) | .548 | .557 | - | (.553) | .556 | .324 | - | - | .588 | - | - | - | - | .496 | - | - | - | .541 | |
| FY 1997 2228 games |
Games | 81 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | (3) | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | (18) | 7 | (8) | 5 | 159 | 1 | (12) | 10 | 2 | (5) | 4 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 57 | (0) | (0) | 1 | 458 |
| Ratio [%] | 15.9 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | (0.6) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 2.0 | (3.5) | 1.4 | (1.6) | 1.0 | 31.1 | 0.2 | (2.3) | 2.0 | 0.4 | (1.0) | 0.8 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 11.2 | (0.0) | (0.0) | 0.2 | 89.6 | |
| Black's Win | .481 | .500 | .571 | 1.00 | - | .500 | .176 | .500 | - | .000 | (.667) | 1.00 | .000 | .625 | .400 | (.444) | .429 | (.500) | .400 | .650 | .000 | (.583) | .500 | .000 | (.200) | .250 | .577 | .667 | - | .000 | .200 | .456 | ( - ) | ( - ) | 1.00 | .526 | |
| FY 1998 2197 games |
Games | 450 | 123 | - | - | - | 91 | 71 | - | - | 32 | 30 | - | - | 41 | 37 | (49) | 31 | (58) | 30 | 513 | 34 | 34 | - | - | (31) | 30 | 95 | - | - | - | - | 198 | - | - | - | 1840 |
| Ratio [%] | 20.5 | 5.6 | - | - | - | 4.1 | 3.2 | - | - | 1.5 | 1.4 | - | - | 1.9 | 1.7 | (2.2) | 1.4 | (2.6) | 1.4 | 23.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | - | (1.4) | 1.4 | 4.3 | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | - | - | - | 83.8 | |
| Black's Win | .553 | .463 | - | - | - | .363 | .479 | - | - | .531 | .667 | - | - | .585 | .541 | (.490) | .452 | (.345) | .367 | .507 | .324 | .412 | - | - | (.645) | .633 | .642 | - | - | - | - | .500 | - | - | - | .512 | |
| FY 1999 2394 games |
Games | 434 | 287 | 46 | - | - | 131 | 89 | - | - | - | 47 | - | - | 52 | 62 | (46) | 30 | (66) | 37 | 380 | - | 35 | - | - | 31 | - | 98 | 75 | - | - | 30 | 189 | - | - | - | 2053 |
| Ratio [%] | 18.1 | 12.0 | 1.9 | - | - | 5.5 | 3.7 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | 2.2 | 2.6 | (1.9) | 1.3 | (2.8) | 1.5 | 15.9 | - | 1.5 | - | - | 1.3 | - | 4.1 | 3.1 | - | - | 1.3 | 7.9 | - | - | - | 85.8 | |
| Black's Win | .546 | .470 | .587 | - | - | .405 | .416 | - | - | - | .511 | - | - | .712 | .629 | (.565) | .600 | (.409) | .432 | .532 | - | .371 | - | - | .645 | - | .663 | .387 | - | - | .300 | .429 | - | - | - | .508 | |
| FY 2000 2379 games |
Games | 455 | 277 | - | - | - | 137 | 85 | - | - | 41 | 51 | - | - | 56 | 72 | - | - | 38 | - | 388 | - | - | - | - | (46) | 41 | 96 | 87 | - | - | - | 162 | - | - | - | 1986 |
| Ratio [%] | 19.1 | 11.6 | - | - | - | 5.8 | 3.6 | - | - | 1.7 | 2.1 | - | - | 2.4 | 3.0 | - | - | 1.6 | - | 16.3 | - | - | - | - | (1.9) | 1.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | - | - | - | 6.8 | - | - | - | 83.5 | |
| Black's Win | .604 | .415 | - | - | - | .394 | .412 | - | - | .439 | .569 | - | - | .643 | .569 | - | - | .500 | - | .534 | - | - | - | - | (.652) | .683 | .510 | .529 | - | - | - | .531 | - | - | - | .523 | |
| FY 2001 2365 games |
Games | 520 | 265 | 64 | - | - | 148 | 81 | - | - | - | (53) | 31 | - | 66 | 62 | - | - | (64) | 40 | 285 | - | - | - | - | (53) | 41 | 105 | 71 | - | - | - | 128 | - | - | - | 1907 |
| Ratio [%] | 22.0 | 11.2 | 2.7 | - | - | 6.3 | 3.4 | - | - | - | (2.2) | 1.3 | - | 2.8 | 2.6 | - | - | (2.7) | 1.7 | 12.1 | - | - | - | - | (2.2) | 1.7 | 4.4 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 5.4 | - | - | - | 80.6 | |
| Black's Win | .585 | .494 | .547 | - | - | .432 | .309 | - | - | - | (.566) | .645 | - | .636 | .516 | - | - | (.484) | .450 | .505 | - | - | - | - | (.547) | .500 | .514 | .423 | - | - | - | .477 | - | - | - | .514 | |
| FY 2002 2340 games |
Games | 415 | 234 | 129 | - | - | 125 | 65 | - | - | - | (96) | 58 | - | 58 | 77 | 44 | - | (54) | 39 | 286 | - | - | - | - | 43 | - | 94 | 72 | - | - | - | 147 | 38 | - | - | 1924 |
| Ratio [%] | 17.7 | 10.0 | 5.5 | - | - | 5.3 | 2.8 | - | - | - | (4.1) | 2.5 | - | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1.9 | - | (2.3) | 1.7 | 12.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | 4.0 | 3.1 | - | - | - | 6.3 | 1.6 | - | - | 82.2 | |
| Black's Win | .554 | .568 | .473 | - | - | .424 | .446 | - | - | - | (.490) | .586 | - | .776 | .545 | .568 | - | (.463) | .487 | .535 | - | - | - | - | .512 | - | .638 | .5 | - | - | - | .585 | .526 | - | - | .545 | |
| FY 2003 2282 games |
Games | 383 | 204 | 96 | 47 | - | 143 | 93 | - | - | - | (81) | 36 | - | - | 44 | - | - | - | - | 251 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 88 | 64 | - | - | - | 183 | (54) | 36 | - | 1668 |
| Ratio [%] | 16.8 | 8.9 | 4.2 | 2.1 | - | 6.3 | 4.1 | - | - | - | (3.5) | 1.6 | - | - | 1.9 | - | - | - | - | 11.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.9 | 2.8 | - | - | - | 8.0 | (2.4) | 1.6 | - | 73.1 | |
| Black's Win | .619 | .436 | .448 | .574 | - | .503 | .398 | - | - | - | (.432) | .444 | - | - | .591 | - | - | - | - | .526 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .648 | .531 | - | - | - | .607 | (.556) | .611 | - | .541 | |
| FY 2004 2280 games |
Games | 338 | 151 | 133 | 115 | - | 122 | 102 | - | - | - | 61 | - | - | - | 54 | - | - | 62 | - | 260 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 77 | 54 | - | - | - | 109 | (65) | (51) | 51 | 1689 |
| Ratio [%] | 14.8 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.0 | - | 5.4 | 4.5 | - | - | - | 2.7 | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | 2.7 | - | 11.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 2.4 | - | - | - | 4.8 | (2.9) | (2.2) | 2.2 | 74.1 | |
| Black's Win | .577 | .609 | .549 | .609 | - | .434 | .451 | - | - | - | .525 | - | - | - | .537 | - | - | .581 | - | .558 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .597 | .556 | - | - | - | .596 | (.585) | (.627) | .627 | .559 | |
| FY 2005 2294 games |
Games | 354 | 112 | 102 | 206 | - | 131 | 91 | 37 | - | - | 37 | - | 39 | - | 51 | - | - | (61) | 40 | 251 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 83 | - | - | 78 | - | 141 | (51) | (41) | 41 | 1794 |
| Ratio [%] | 15.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 9.0 | - | 5.7 | 4.0 | 1.6 | - | - | 1.6 | - | 1.7 | - | 2.2 | - | - | (2.7) | 1.7 | 10.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | - | 3.4 | - | 6.1 | (2.2) | (1.8) | 1.8 | 78.2 | |
| Black's Win | .565 | .500 | .510 | .568 | - | .412 | .418 | .500 | - | - | .514 | - | .641 | - | .627 | - | - | (.459) | .475 | .558 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .578 | - | - | .538 | - | .525 | (.471) | (.439) | .641 | .536 | |
| FY 2006 2288 games |
Games | 355 | 53 | 139 | 202 | - | 165 | 69 | 43 | 44 | - | 52 | - | 53 | - | 82 | - | - | 51 | - | 278 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55 | - | - | 59 | - | 103 | (63) | (47) | 47 | 1850 |
| Ratio [%] | 15.5 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 8.8 | - | 7.2 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | - | 2.3 | - | 2.3 | - | 3.6 | - | - | 2.2 | - | 12.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | 2.6 | - | 4.5 | (2.8) | (2.1) | 2.1 | 80.9 | |
| Black's Win | .521 | .415 | .504 | .535 | - | .436 | .420 | .419 | .386 | - | .635 | - | .491 | - | .573 | - | - | .549 | - | .583 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .491 | - | - | .610 | - | .573 | (.635) | (.702) | .702 | .525 | |
| FY 2007 2324 games |
Games | 280 | 78 | 203 | 172 | - | 111 | 51 | - | - | 52 | 45 | - | 66 | - | 52 | - | - | 74 | - | 273 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 58 | - | 57 | 65 | - | 134 | (94) | (61) | 59 | 1830 |
| Ratio [%] | 12.0 | 3.4 | 8.7 | 7.4 | - | 4.8 | 2.2 | - | - | 2.2 | 1.9 | - | 2.8 | - | 2.2 | - | - | 3.2 | - | 11.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.5 | - | 2.5 | 2.8 | - | 5.8 | (4.0) | (2.6) | 2.5 | 78.7 | |
| Black's Win | .639 | .538 | .552 | .500 | - | .523 | .431 | - | - | .288 | .400 | - | .576 | - | .635 | - | - | .541 | - | .524 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .621 | - | .474 | .523 | - | .530 | (.471) | (.439) | .593 | .540 | |
| FY 2008 2340 games |
Games | 177 | 67 | 151 | 223 | 97 | 82 | 70 | - | - | - | 53 | - | 93 | - | 44 | - | - | (70) | 48 | 265 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | - | 58 | 76 | - | 135 | (78) | (47) | 47 | 1746 |
| Ratio [%] | 7.6 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 2.3 | - | 4.0 | - | 1.9 | - | - | (3.0) | 2.1 | 11.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | 2.5 | 3.2 | - | 5.8 | (3.3) | (2.0) | 2.0 | 74.6 | |
| Black's Win | .565 | .493 | .483 | .525 | .361 | .390 | .386 | - | - | - | .433 | - | .613 | - | .523 | - | - | (.671) | .688 | .528 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .600 | - | .534 | .539 | - | .511 | (.513) | (.511) | .511 | .512 | |
[Contracted Version] Add up the variations with a same position but different moves, etc.
| Moves | P7f | P2f | P5f | Total | |||||||||||||||||
| P3d | P8d | P8d | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| P2f | P6f | P9f | P1f | P7e | P2f | G7h | P5f | S6h | R6h | P1f | P2e | - | |||||||||
| P4d | P8d | P5d | G3b | P8d | S6b | R3b | - | - | - | P8e | G3b | - | - | P3d | - | - | P8e | - | |||
| FY 1996 2118 games |
Games | 511 | 107 | - | - | 53 | 52 | - | - | - | - | 40 | 36 | 67 | 91 | 535 | 47 | - | 254 | - | 1793 |
| Ratio [%] | 24.1 | 5.1 | - | - | 2.5 | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 25.3 | 2.2 | - | 12.0 | - | 84.7 | |
| Black's Win | .563 | .607 | - | - | .377 | .462 | - | - | - | - | .625 | .500 | .448 | .538 | .557 | .553 | - | .496 | - | .540 | |
| FY 1997 2228 games |
Games | 107 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 159 | 12 | 5 | 57 | 1 | 468 |
| Ratio [%] | 20.9 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 31.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 11.2 | 0.2 | 91.6 | |
| Black's Win | .505 | .514 | .571 | 1.00 | .500 | .176 | .500 | .000 | .667 | .000 | .625 | .400 | .444 | .500 | .650 | .583 | .200 | .456 | 1.00 | .534 | |
| FY 1998 2197 games |
Games | 545 | 123 | - | - | 91 | 71 | - | 32 | 30 | - | 41 | 37 | 49 | 58 | 513 | 34 | 31 | 198 | - | 1853 |
| Ratio [%] | 24.8 | 5.6 | - | - | 4.1 | 3.2 | - | 1.5 | 1.4 | - | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 23.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 9.0 | - | 84.3 | |
| Black's Win | .569 | .463 | - | - | .363 | .479 | - | .531 | .667 | - | .585 | .541 | .490 | .345 | .507 | .412 | .645 | .500 | - | .514 | |
| FY 1999 2394 games |
Games | 532 | 362 | 46 | - | 131 | 89 | - | - | 47 | - | 52 | 62 | 46 | 66 | 380 | 35 | 31 | 189 | - | 2068 |
| Ratio [%] | 22.2 | 15.1 | 1.9 | - | 5.5 | 3.7 | - | - | 2.0 | - | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 15.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 7.9 | - | 86.4 | |
| Black's Win | .568 | .453 | .587 | - | .405 | .416 | - | - | .511 | - | .712 | .629 | .565 | .409 | .532 | .371 | .645 | .429 | - | .509 | |
| FY 2000 2379 games |
Games | 551 | 364 | - | - | 137 | 85 | - | 41 | 51 | - | 56 | 72 | - | 38 | 388 | - | 46 | 162 | - | 1991 |
| Ratio [%] | 23.2 | 15.3 | - | - | 5.8 | 3.6 | - | 1.7 | 2.1 | - | 2.4 | 3.0 | - | 1.6 | 16.3 | - | 1.9 | 6.8 | - | 83.7 | |
| Black's Win | .588 | .442 | - | - | .394 | .412 | - | .439 | .569 | - | .643 | .569 | - | .500 | .534 | - | .652 | .531 | - | .522 | |
| FY 2001 2365 games |
Games | 625 | 336 | 64 | - | 148 | 81 | - | - | 53 | - | 66 | 62 | - | 64 | 285 | - | 53 | 128 | - | 1965 |
| Ratio [%] | 26.4 | 14.2 | 2.7 | - | 6.3 | 3.4 | - | - | 2.2 | - | 2.8 | 2.6 | - | 2.7 | 12.1 | - | 2.2 | 5.4 | - | 83.1 | |
| Black's Win | .573 | .479 | .547 | - | .432 | .309 | - | - | .566 | - | .636 | .516 | - | .484 | .505 | - | .547 | .477 | - | .515 | |
| FY 2002 2340 games |
Games | 509 | 306 | 129 | - | 125 | 65 | - | - | 96 | - | 58 | 77 | 44 | 54 | 286 | - | 43 | 147 | 38 | 1977 |
| Ratio [%] | 21.8 | 13.1 | 5.5 | - | 5.3 | 2.8 | - | - | 4.1 | - | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 12.2 | - | 1.8 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 84.5 | |
| Black's Win | .570 | .552 | .473 | - | .424 | .446 | - | - | .490 | - | .776 | .545 | .568 | .463 | .535 | - | .512 | .585 | .526 | .540 | |
| FY 2003 2282 games |
Games | 471 | 268 | 96 | 47 | 143 | 93 | - | - | 81 | - | - | 44 | - | - | 251 | - | - | 183 | 54 | 1731 |
| Ratio [%] | 20.6 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 6.3 | 4.1 | - | - | 3.5 | - | - | 1.9 | - | - | 11.0 | - | - | 8.0 | 2.4 | 75.9 | |
| Black's Win | .624 | .459 | .448 | .574 | .503 | .398 | - | - | .432 | - | - | .591 | - | - | .526 | - | - | .607 | .556 | .537 | |
| FY 2004 2280 games |
Games | 415 | 205 | 133 | 115 | 122 | 102 | - | - | 61 | - | - | 54 | - | 62 | 260 | - | - | 109 | 65 | 1703 |
| Ratio [%] | 18.2 | 9.0 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.5 | - | - | 2.7 | - | - | 2.4 | - | 2.7 | 11.4 | - | - | 4.8 | 2.9 | 74.7 | |
| Black's Win | .581 | .595 | .549 | .609 | .434 | .451 | - | - | .525 | - | - | .537 | - | .581 | .558 | - | - | .596 | .585 | .558 | |
| FY 2005 2294 games |
Games | 437 | 112 | 102 | 284 | 131 | 91 | 37 | - | 37 | 39 | - | 51 | - | 61 | 251 | - | - | 141 | 51 | 1825 |
| 構成比 % | 19.0 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 12.4 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 1.6 | - | 1.6 | 1.7 | - | 2.2 | - | 2.7 | 10.9 | - | - | 6.1 | 2.2 | 79.6 | |
| Black's Win | .567 | .500 | .510 | .560 | .412 | .418 | .500 | - | .514 | .641 | - | .627 | - | .459 | .558 | - | - | .525 | .471 | .530 | |
| FY 2006 2288 games |
Games | 410 | 53 | 139 | 261 | 165 | 69 | 43 | - | 52 | 53 | - | 82 | - | 51 | 278 | - | - | 103 | 63 | 1822 |
| Ratio [%] | 17.9 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 11.4 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 1.9 | - | 2.3 | 2.3 | - | 3.6 | - | 2.2 | 12.2 | - | - | 4.5 | 2.8 | 79.6 | |
| Black's Win | .517 | .415 | .504 | .552 | .436 | .420 | .419 | - | .635 | .491 | - | .573 | - | .549 | .583 | - | - | .573 | .635 | .528 | |
| FY 2007 2324 games |
Games | 338 | 78 | 260 | 237 | 111 | 51 | - | 52 | 45 | 66 | - | 52 | - | 74 | 273 | - | - | 134 | 94 | 1865 |
| Ratio [%] | 14.5 | 3.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 4.8 | 2.2 | - | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.8 | - | 2.2 | - | 3.2 | 11.7 | - | - | 5.8 | 4.0 | 80.2 | |
| Black's Win | .636 | .538 | .535 | .506 | .523 | .431 | - | .288 | .400 | .576 | - | .635 | - | .541 | .524 | - | - | .530 | .471 | .535 | |
| FY 2008 2340 games |
Games | 237 | 67 | 209 | 299 | 82 | 70 | - | - | 53 | 93 | - | 44 | - | 70 | 265 | - | - | 135 | 78 | 1702 |
| Ratio [%] | 10.1 | 2.9 | 8.9 | 12.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | - | - | 2.3 | 4.0 | - | 1.9 | - | 3.0 | 11.3 | - | - | 5.8 | 3.3 | 72.7 | |
| Black's Win | .574 | .493 | .497 | .529 | .390 | .386 | - | - | .433 | .613 | - | .523 | - | .671 | .528 | - | - | .511 | .513 | .522 | |