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i think everyone knows the significance of the positions. senpo sets the tone, jiho picks up where senpo left off etc etc
but every position is just as important as the other. you want to win them all =P

but when it comes to strategy, captain is not always taisho. stronger players are usually chuken and taisho. in highschool kendo, the kantoku would usually put less experienced players in jiho, because jiho is considered a position with 'least' amount of pressure. if senpo had won, then it wouldnt be too bad if jiho did not. similarly, if senpo had lost, the match would not be a lost cause if jiho lost. it's very often they would put a 2nd or 1st year player in jiho. in college kendo, less experienced players might get the gosho spot just before chuken. either that or jiho.

the player with the most likely chance to score points usually gets the chuken position. i think miyazaki-sensei was chuken in kyoto WKC [correct me if i'm wrong]. and so on and so forth..

anyway, every position is a must-win position