Shogi News; YOKOYAMA beated the life time Meijin !

Shogi News; The 16th Ginga sen tournament .

A game of Ginga sen tournament between YOKOYAMA and NAKAHARA broadcasted 16 July 2008 .

Sente; YOKOYAMA Hiroaki (5 dan)
Gote; NAKAHARA Makoto (16th life time Meijin)

(diagram 1)

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









YOKOYAMA led the opening to "ISHIDA ryu" and NAKAHARA accepted it by 2...P-8d . If Gote wants to decline "ISHIDA ryu" , he can selecte some ways ; 2...P-5d , 2...K-4b , 2...P-3e , 2...Bx8h+ . But NAKAHARA didn't select 3...P-8e , he declined the rough game; "Haya ISHIDA" , by this decision .

(diagram 2)

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



NAKAHARA made "Funa gakoi" and advanced it to "Hidari Mino gakoi" . YOKOYAMA made "Mino gakoi" , and he was making his attacking formation "ISHIDA ryu hongumi" step by step . But before YOKOYAMA finished making "ISHIDA ryu hongumi ", NAKAHARA started attacking with P-6e .


After 107 moves until R'3a , YOKOYAMA won this game .