The 3rd game of Oza sen title match started . (Oza sen)

Shogi News; The 56th Oza sen title match .

The 3rd game of Oza sen started 9:00 A.M. , 30 September 2008 at Minami Uonuma city , Niigata .


You can see this game nearly real time on the Net .
http://live4.shogi.or.jp/ouza/kifu/080930.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language )
http://live3.shogi.or.jp/ouza/kifu/080930_java.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language )

Sente; HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Osho , Kisei , Oza)
Gote; KIMURA Kazuki (8 dan)



1. P-7f P-8d
2. S-6h P-3d
3. P-6f S-6b
4. P-5f P-5d
5. S-4h S-4b
6. G-(4i)5h G-3b
7. G-7h K-4a
8. K-6i G-5b
9. S-7g S-3c
10. B-7i B-3a
11. P-3f P-4d
12. G-(5h)6g P-7d
13. S-3g
(diagram 1)

HABU led the opening "Yagura "opening , and KIMURA accepted it . KIMURA didn't select "Kyusen Yagura "variations , and they advanced the opening to "Yagura San-Nana Gin" variation ; 13.S-3g .

(diagram 2)

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

Both HABU and KIMURA finished making "Yagura gakoi" and enter the King . HABU made "Yon-Roku Gin San-Nana Kei "attacking formation and KIMURA made his kakoi more safty . HABU advanced his "Yagura gakoi" to "Anaguma" and started attacking with P-1e .


The game still continues now and will end this evening .
You can see this game nearly real time on the Net .
http://live4.shogi.or.jp/ouza/kifu/080930.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language )
http://live3.shogi.or.jp/ouza/kifu/080930_java.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language )