KIMURA got the 1st won over a draw game .(Jun'i sen )

Shogi News; The 67th Jun'i sen A class league .

A game of Jun'i sen "A" class league between SATO and KIMURA started 24 September 2008 at Shogi kaikan , Sendagaya , Tokyo .


Sente; KIMURA Kazuki (8 dan)
Gote; SATO Yasumitsu (Kio)

(diagram 1)

1. P-7f P-3d
2. P-2f G-3b
3. G-7h P-8d
4. P-2e Bx8h+
5. Sx8h S-2b
6. S-3h S-3c
7. K-6h S-7b
8. P-3f P-6d
9. S-3g S-6c
10. S-4f S-5d
(daigram 1)

SATO led the opening to "Ittezon Kakukawari" , and KIMURA accepted it . KIMURA had an attacking form with "Hayakuri Gin" and SATO replied to it with "Koshikake Gin" .

But the game ended with draw , and next game started in the midnight .



Sente; SATO Yasumitsu (Kio)
Gote; KIMURA Kazuki (8 dan)

(diagram 2)

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. P-3e
(diagram 2)


In this game , SATO led the opening to "Yagura" opening , and KIMURA accepted it . The formation of each player advanced and SATO moved P-3e to get the advantage .

(diagram 3)

12...B-6d
13. R-1h P-7d
14. Px3d Sx3d
15. P-4f S-5c
16. S-4g P*3e
17. B-6h P-8e
18. K-7i K-3a
19. K-8h G-(5b)4c
20. P-1f P-1d
21. G-(5h)6g K-2b
22. P-2f P-2d
23. L-9h S-4b
24. K-9i S-3c
25. G-8h P-9d
26. B-5g B-7c
27. N-3g P-9e
28. R-3h G-(4c)4b
29. L-1g G-(4b)4c
30. R-3i K-2c
31. R-2i K-2b
32. B-4h S-2c
33. G-6h S-(3c)3d
34. P-6e N-3c
35. G-(6h)7h B-8d
36. Bx8d Rx8d
37. P-4e P-7e
(diagram 3)


After Exchanging 3rd file Pawn , SATO made "Yagura gakoi" and advanced it "Ibisha Anaguma" , KIMURA also made "Gin tachi Yagura" and transformed through "Yon mai Gin Kanmuri" to "Diamond Gin Kanmuri" .

Further more exchanging Bishops , they started attacking each other .


After 160 moves until Sx3d , KIMURA won this game .
And the score of both players in this league became following .
SATO (1-2)
KIMURA (1-2)