Shogi News; Asahi cup shogi open; ITOU won over YAUCHI .

Shogi News; Asahi cup shogi open; first preround tournament .

A game of Asahi cup shogi open between ITOU and YAUCHI started 23 July 2008 .


Sente; ITOU Hirofumi (6 dan)
Gote; YAUCHI Rieko (Jo-o , Joryu Meijin)

(diagram 1)

1. P-7f P-8d
2. R-6h P-8e
3. B-7g P-3d
4. P-6f S-6b
5. K-4h K-4b
(diagram 1)









ITOU led the opening to "Shiken Bisha" , and started making his King's castle . YAUCHI pushed her Rook's pawn to 8e and she also started making her King's castle .

(diagram 2)

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

ITOU made "Mino gakoi" and advanced it "Taka mino gakoi" , further more advanced it "Ginkanmuri" . YAUCHI also made "Hidari mino"(or "Tenshukaku mino") , and immediately advanced it "Ginkanmuri" with "YONENAGA Gyoku".
YAUCHI get the "Kurai" of 5th file ; positioning the Pawn at 5e square . ITOU started attacking with P-5f .


After 149 moves until N-3c , ITOU won this game .
You can see this game's record on the Net.
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/j_20080723asahi_13.html