SATO won with his original Mukai Bisha . (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 MARUYAMA started 9 October 2008 at Shogi kaikan , Sendagaya , Tokyo .


Sente; SATO Yasumitsu(Kio)
Gote; MARUYAMA Tadahisa (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

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





MARUYAMA selected "Ittezon Kakukawari" as the opening of this game , and SATO accepted it . After SATO's P-2e , MARUYAMA exchanged Bishops . The move P-3f seemed that SATO wanted to choice "Hayakuri Gin" , but he ranged the Rook to 8h(Mukai Bisha) after a strange move ; S-2g . The move P-3f prevented the opponent's Bishop dropping at 4e .
He had choiced same opening JT Shogi Nihon series(27 September 2008) and Daiwa shouken cup(4 May 2008) .

(diagram 2)

10. N-3g K-3a
11. K-4h S-5d
12. G-3h P-4d
13. P-5f K-2b
14. P-1f G-5b
15. G-6h P-7d
16. K-3i P-4e
17. S-6f G-(5b)4c
18. K-2h S-4d
19. P-7e P-6e
(diagram 2)




SATO made "Ginkanmuri" using the Silver at 2g . MARUYAMA advanced his kakoi to a variation of "Yagura gakoi" . SATO opened a battle with P-7e and MARUYAMA immediately counter attacking with P-6e .


After 109 moves SATO won the game .
Both players score in this league became following .
SATO (2 - 2)
MARUYAMA (3 - 1)