Shogi News; Ryuo tournament . ITODANI won .

Shogi News ; Ryuo tournament

A game of Ryuo tournament between ITODANI and MASUDA started 10 July 2008 , at Osaka .

Sente; ITODANI Tetsurou (5 dan)
Gote; MASUDA Yuuji (5 dan)

(diagram 1)

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





MASUDA lead the opening to "Ittezon Kakukawari ". And ITODANI get "Kurai" of 1st file ; P-1e . MASUDA also get "Kurai" of 9th file ; P-9e . But MASUDA already lost 1 move , this tactics may delayed his camp's development .



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





ITODANI made his camp "Migi Gyoku ; right side King with Ibisha" . He is famous "Migi Gyoku" player .
MASUDA made his camp "Koshikakegin " . The effective tacticses against "Migi Gyoku" are "Chikatetsu Bisha ; Subway Rook " and " Anaguma " . But MASUDA didn't select both tactics .


After 109 moves until G'3c , ITODANI won this game . He will have a game with HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Osho , Oza) next game in this tournament .
You can see this game on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/tournament.html#0710_masuda-itodani
















The next game of this tournament is going to start 18 July 2008 . The game is between KUBO Toshiaki and AKUTSU Chikara . You will be able to see this game on the Net .

http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/tournament.html