TAKEICHI won over ITOU (amateur) with a unique opening .(Ginga sen)

Shougi News ; The 17th Ginga sen ; E block .

A game of Ginga sen between ITOU (amateur) and TAKEICHI was broadcasted 16 October 2008 .



Sente; ITOU Takashi (amateur)
Gote; TAKEICHI Saburoou (6 dan)

(diagram 1)

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





TAKEICHI is famous as a player of "Rikisen Furibisha" and "Sujichigai Kaku" . In this game , ITOU declined TAKEICHI's "Sujichigai Kaku" senpou by 2.P-6f and the opening seemed to advance "Yagura" until TAKEICHI's P-6d . After the move P-6d , TAKEICHI's camp might advance "Migi Gyoku" or "Youdou Furibisha" .

(diagram 2)

11. S-(4h)5g N-7c
12. K-7i P-9d
13. P-9f G-3b
14. P-2e B-3c
15. P-3f P-8e
16. B-7g P-6e
17. P-5e R-5b
18. P-3e Px5e
19. S-4f Px3e
20. P-2d Px2d
21. S-3e




TAKEICHI ranged his Rook to 5b , but he advanced his camp without King's move . ITOU make his King's castle hard and started attacking with his right Silver and sacrificing 3 Pawns .

(diagram 3)

21...B-4b
22. P*5c Bx5c
23. Px6e S-(6c)5d
24. Sx2d P-8f
25. Bx8f Bx8f
26. Px8f P*6f
27. Gx6f B*3i
28. R-2f B-4h+
29. P*3g P*2e
30. R-1f Nx6e
31. P*5c Rx5c
32. B*6d R-9c
33. P*2b N-3c
34. P-2a+ N-4e
35. +P-3a G-4b
36. Gx6e Sx6e
37. N*8e R-9b
38. B-7c+ G-6b
39. +Bx5e S-(4c)5d
40. +Bx4d P*8g
41. S-3c+ G-(4b)5c
42. P*5b Kx5b
43. +B-3d K-6c
44. N-7g N-5g+
45. Nx6e +Nx6h
46. Kx6h Sx6e
47. N*5e K-6d
48. P*6f S*5g
49. K-7g Sx(5g)6f+
50. K-8g Sx7f
51. K-9h P*5f
52. P*6e K-7e
53. +Bx5f +Sx5f
54. Rx5f G*6f
55. P*7g Sx7g+
56. Gx7g Gx7g
57. S*7f Gx7f
58. S*8g S*9g
59. Kx9g B*7i
60. S*8h Bx8h+
61. Kx8h G*7g
62. K-7i N*6g
63. resign

After 124 mvoes TAKEICHI won this game .