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Shogi News; The 2nd Daiwa Shoken cup ; Saikyou sen tournament final .

The final game of Saikyou sen tournament between SUZUKI and WATANABE started 2:00 P.M. 24 August 2008 at Tokyo .


Sente; SUZUKI Daisuke (8 dan)
Gote; WATANABE Akira (Ryuo)

(diagram 1)

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









SUZUKI is a famous "Furibisha" player . His move 2.P-1f perhaps means , if WATANBE reply 2...P-8d , SUZUKI will move P-5f and advanced the opening to "Gokigen Nakabisha" . ( We can call it Sente-Gote reversed "Gokigen Nakabisha" with P-1f.)

WATANABE's move 2...K-4b means to decline "Gokigen Nakabisha" . If SUZUKI still move P-5f , WATANABE will advanced the opening like following ; 3.P-5f Bx8h+ 4. Sx8h B'5g . Then Sente can't prevent Gote's promoting Bishop .

SUZUKI selected "Shiken Bisha" without closing Bishop's line by P-6f ; "FUJII's open Shikenbisha" .

(diagram 2)

6. B-7g Bx7g+
7. Nx7g K-2b
8. K-2h L-1b
9. S-3h K-1a
10. P-6f P-5d
11. P-6e S-5c
12. P-7e S-2b
13. G-7h P-8e
14. R-6f G-3a
15. S-6h R-8d
16. S-6g P-9d
17. P-9f S-4d
18. P-1e P-3e
19. R-7f P-5e
(diagram 2)

After King's move , SUZUKI moved B-7g , WATANABE immedialy exchanged the Bishop . If WATANABE didn't exchange , SUZUKI will move S-7h , and SUZUKI can easily advanced his camp and in the same time WATANABE have some difficulty to make "Ibisha Anaguma" without losing advantage .

After Bishop exchange SUZUKI finished making "Mino gakoi", and WATANABE started making "Ibisha Anaguma" . While WATANABE was making "Ibisha Anaguma" , SUZUKI advanced the left side of his camp "TATEISHI ryu" formation . Then SUZUKI got some advantage in this game , WATANABE has some difficulty to move his pieces .

(diagram 3)

20. S-5h L-9b
21. P-4f L-9c
22. P-2f G-5b
23. B'6a? B'3d!
24. Bx5b+ Bx7h+
25. P-7d +Bx8g
26. R-7e +B-8f
27. G'7f Px7d
28. Gx8f Px7e
29. Gx7e R-8b
30. +Bx4c S-3c(4d)
31. P-6d Px6d
32. Gx6d P'4h
33. Gx4h P'4g
34. Sx4g(3b) R'7i
35. N-6e Rx9i+
36. +B-5d P-8f
37. N-5c+ G'4d
38. +B-2g P-8g+
39. P'8c Rx8c
40. P'8d Rx8d
41. B'6f +R-2i
42. Kx2i Rx6d
43. B-7e R-6h+
44. R'7a P'4b
45. P'6i +R-7h
46. P'7i +R7g
47. +B-8i L'2d
48. N'4e Gx4e
49. +Bx4e N'3d
50. G'2h P'6f
51. +N-5d P-5f
52. +Bx5f P-6g+
53. +Bx6g +Rx6g
54. Sx6g P-3f
55. B-6f B'5i
56. K-3i Nx2f
57. Bx3c+ Sx3c
58. Rx3a+ Px3g+
59. Gx3g(2h) P'3h
60. K-4i Bx4h+
61. Kx4h B'3i
62. K-5h G'4h
63. resign
(diagram 3)

SUZUKI extended the advantage . But the dropping Bishop at 6a was a careless move , WATANABE's dropping Bishop at 3d made the position nearly equal chance .

After 124 moves untel G'4h , WATANABE won this game .