ITODANI won over GOUDA ! (NHK cup) ;Shogi News

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

A game of NHK cup between GOUDA and ITODANI was broadcasted 2 November 2008 .


Sente; GOUDA Masataka (9 dan)
Gote; ITODANI Tetsurou (5 dan)

(diagram 1)

1. P-7f P-3d
2. P-2f G-3b
3. G-7h S-4b
4. Bx2b+ Gx2b
5. S-6h S-6b
6. S-3h P-6d
7. P-4f S-6c
8. S-4g G-5b
(diagram 1)






ITODANI choiced "Ittetzon Kakukawari" as the opening of this game , this is one of the most effecive opening for Gote today . For Sente , mainly 4 major tactics exist shown below .

1. Bou Gin
   
2. Hayakuri Gin
3. Koshikake Gin
   
4. SENZAKI ryu Migi Gyoku
   

In this game , GOUDA selected "Koshikake Gin" and ITODANI also select "Koshikake Gin" .

(diagram 2)

9. P-9f P-1d
10. P-1f P-9d
11. K-6i K-4a
12. K-7i G-3b
13. S-5f P-8d
14. P-3f S-5d
15. P-6f P-7d
16. G-5h K-3a
17. N-3g P-4d
18. P-2e S-3c
19. R-4h G-(5b)4c
20. P-4e
(diagram 2)


Both players made "Koshikake Gin" formation ; S-5f and S-5d form . ITODANI completed making "Yagura gakoi" but had not enterd the King yet . GOUDA started attacking before finished "Yagura gakoi" , but his Kakoi was still "Kani gakoi" .

(diagram 3)

20...Px4e
21. Sx4e Sx4e
22. Nx4e S-4d
23. Nx5c+ G-5c
24. B*7a R-8c
25. P-2d Px2d
26. P*2b Kx2b
27. Bx5c+ Sx5c
28. P*2c Kx2c
29. R-4a+ S*3a
30. P-3e S-(5c)4b
31. S*4e N*2b
32. +R-6a B*2g
33. G*4d Px3e
34. +Rx6d B*2e
35. P*3f P*4c
36. +Rx7d B-3h+
37. S-5f R-7c
38. +Rx7c Nx7c
39. G-4e Bx3f
40. P*4g B-2g+
41. R*7a N-3c
42. G-4f N-8e
43. Rx9a+ P*7g
44. Nx7g Nx7g+
45. Sx7g N*8e
46. K-8b +B-4i
47. G-(5h)6h Nx7g+
48. Gx(6h)7g P-7e
49. S-6g S*8e
50. N*6h Px7f
51. Gx7f Sx7f
52. Sx7f P*7g
53. Kx7g P*7e
54. S-6g G*7f
55. Nx7f Px7f
56. Kx7f +B-6c
57. P*2e Nx2e
58. P*3c +B-8e
59. K-6e R*7e
60. resign
(diagram 3)

After 118 moves , ITODANI won this game .