Shogi News; Oza sen; YAUCHI lost .

Shogi News; The 57th Oza sen preround

A game of Oza sen preround between YAUCHI (Jo-ryu Meijin , Jo-o) and OIKAWA ( 4 dan) started 26 July 2008 at Tokyo ; Shogi kaikan .

Sente; YAUCHI Rieko (Jo-ryu Meijin , Jo-o)
Gote; OIKAWA Takuma (4 dan)

(diagram 1)

1. P-2f P-3d
2. P-7f P-9d
3. P-9f G-3b
4. G-7h P-8d
5. P-2e Bx8h+
6. Sx8h S-2b
(diagram 1)








OIKAWA lead the opening for "Ittezon Kakukawari with early P-9d , and YAUCHI replied it with P-9f .

(diagram 2)

7. S-3h S-3c
8. P-4f S-7b
9. S-4g P-6d
10. P-1f P-1d
11. P-3f S-6c
12. G-5h K-4b
13. K-6h G-5b
14. N-3g P-7d
15. S-5f S-5d
16. P-6f P-4d
17. K-7i K-3a
18. R-4h G-4c(5b)
19. S-7g K-8h
20. P-4e
(diagram 2)

YAUCHI made her formation "Yagura gakoi "+ "Koshikakegin" , and OIKAWA also made his camp "Koshikakegin" with "Yagura" . OIKAWA's King enter the "Yagura gakoi " , but YAUCHI still put her King at 7i square , then YAUCHI started attacking with P-4e .


After 126 moves until R-9f OIKAWA won this game .

You can see this game on the Net . Click the URL shown below .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ouza/live.html