SATO won over FUKUZAKI with"Gokigen Nakabisha". (NHK cup)

Shogi News; The 58th NHK cup TV Shogi tournament .

A game of NHK cup tournament between SATO and FUKUZAKI was broadcasted 19 October 2008 .


Sente; FUKUZAKI Bungo (9 dan)
Gote; SATO Yasumitsu ( Kio)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2. P-2f P-5d
3. P-2e R-5b
4. G-7h K-6b
5. S-4h K-7b
6. K-6i K-8b
7. P-4f S-7b
8. S-4g P-9d
9. P-9f B-3c
10. Bx3c+ Nx3c
11. P-3f R-2b
(diagram 1)




SATO was a standard "Ibisha" player before , but now he likes to use "Rikisen" style "Furibisha" . In this game SATO selected "Gokigen Nakabisha" as the opening .

FUKUZAKI is famous as a player of "Anaguma" both in "Furibisha" and "Ibisha" .
He selecte G-7h variation that prepared Bishop exchange .

SATO moved the Bishop at 3c , to transpositon the opening to "Wanpaku Nakabisha" , and FUKUZAKI immediately exchanged Bishops . SATO ranged his Rook to 2b . It seemed that Sente could drop his Bishop in hand to 5c square .

(diagram 2)

12. S-6h S-4b
13. N-3g S-5c
14. N-7g R-2a
15. R-2i G-4b
16. G-4h P-8d
17. K-8g S-8c
18. P-8f G-7b
19. R-8i P-2d







FUKUZAKI didn't drop his Bishop at 5c . If he dropped the Bishop at 5c , how would SATO reply ? I want to know it . The details may be written in NHK shogi kouza magazin .

FUKUZAKI moved his King to 5h! and he prepared to attack SATO's king in front of SATO's "Ginkanmuri" . SATO started attacking in 2nd file with P-2d .

(diagram 3)

20. P-8e Px8e
21. P-3e Px3e
22. Nx8e P*8d
23. P*3d Nx2e
24. P-3c+ Nx3g+
25. Gx3g Gx3c
26. N*4e S-4d
27. Nx3c+ Sx3c
28. B*3b R-3a
29. Bx4c+ N*5e
30. P-5f Nx4g+
31. Gx4g B*1d
32. K-4h P-4e
33. Px4e P*4f
34. Gx4f S*6i
35. G-7i S-5h+
36. K-3h N*3d
37. G-4g P*4f
38. G-3g P-3f
39. G-2g S-4b
40. +Bx4b N-2f
41. K-2h P-4g+
42. resign

After 82 moves SATO won this game .