HABU defend his title "Oza" . (Oza sen)

Shogi News; The 56th Oza sen .

HABU won the 3rd game of Oza sen 5 games title match 30 September 2008 . Then he keeps 5 titles now and he keeps "Oza" continuous 17 years !

He will have next title match as a challenger of Ryuo sen . The match between HABU and WATANABE will start 18 October 2008 , at Paris .

You can see the game record 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 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 Px1e
28. P-3e Nx2e
29. Px3d P*3c
30. Px2e Sx2e
31. P*1c Lx1c
32. S-3e P-1f
33. B-4f Bx4f
34. Px4f B*2g
35. R-6h S-5c
36. Px3c+ Gx(3b)3c
37. N*3g S-3f
38. P*3d G-3b
39. B*7a R-9b
40. P-4e Sx3g+
41. Sx4d Sx4d
42. Px4d Gx3d
43. P*3e G-(3d)3c
44. S*3d P*4b
45. Sx3c+ Kx3c
46. G*8b B-3f+
47. Gx9b Lx9b
48. Lx1f Lx1f
49. R*1b S*2e
50. P*3d Sx3d
51. Rx1f+ P*1e
52. +Rx3f +Sx3f
53. P*3g +Sx3g
54. L*3e Sx3e
55. P-4c+ Gx4c
56. Bx3e+ P*3d
57. +B-1c S*2b
58. +B-5g R*4i
59. B*7b N*9e
60. S*8b Nx8g=
61. Sx8g L*8f
62. N*2e K-3b
63. S-8h Lx8g+
64. Gx8g N*9e
65. G-(6g)7g +S-4g
66. +Bx4g Rx4g+
67. Bx6c+ B*2d
68. L*4h Bx6h+
69. Lx4g R*4i
70. Lx4c+ Kx4c
71. S*5b K-4d
72. +Bx5d K-3e
73. R*3h K-2d
74. Rx6h P*6g
75. R-2h S*3g
76. B*5h Sx2h
77. Bx4i P-6h+
78. +B-4d R*3i
79. N-3c+ Sx3c
80. P*2e K-1d
81. G*1c Kx1c
82. +Bx3c L*2b
83. R*1a N*1b
84. +Bx1e P*1d
85. S*2a Nx8g=
86. Gx8g resign
(diagram )