KITAHAMA beated KUBOTA .(Asahi cup)

Shogi News; The 2nd Asahi cup Shogi Open .

A game of Asahi cup between KUBOTA and KITAHAMA started 10:00 A.M. , 24 Ocotober 2008 .

You can see the game record on the Net .
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Sente; KUBOTA Yoshiyuki (6 dan)
Gote; KITAHAMA Kensuke (7 dan)

(diagram 1)

1. P-7f P-3d
2. P-1f P-8d
3. B-7g Bx7g+
4. Nx7g K-4b
5. G-7h P-8e
6. P-6f S-6b
7. P-6e P-5d
8. R-6h S-5c
9. P-7e B*3c






KUBOTA pushed P-1f in very early stage of opening . This move mainly seen in "Furibisha" players' games and means to make opponent show the attitude whether he selects "Ibisha" or "Furibisha" . In addition to it , P-1f has some more meaning in various situation .

1. making "Mino gakoi" safety
2. preparing attacking in 1st file , especially in the game of "FUJII system"
   
3. to delay fixing the formation once
4. to select Gote's opening
   

KITAHAMA replied it by pushing his Rook Pawn and shown his attitude to select "Ibisha" .
KUBOTA moved B-7g , this form is almost same as "Yonteme San-San Kaku senpou" . If call this form more accurately "reversed Yonteme San-San Kaku senpou with P-1f " . "Yonteme San-San Kaku senpou" is KUBOTA's favorite opening .

In this game he tried to make "TATEISHI ryu Shiken Bisha" formation , but KITAHAMA avoid it by dropping his Bishop at 3c .

(diagram 2)

10. K-4h K-3b
11. G-6g K-2b
12. G-7f L-1b
13. K-3h K-1a
14. R-6i S-2b
15. S-6h G-3a
16. K-2h G-5b
17. S-3h G-(5b)4b
18. P-1e G-(4b)3b
19. R-8i S-4d
20. Nx8e S-5c




Since KUBOTA had a difficulty to make "TATEISHI ryu Shiken Bisha" , so he advanced his left Gold to upper rank . This tactics means that KUBOTA's Kakoi become weaker in same time . KUBOTA opened a battle by capturing a Pawn by the left Knight , KITAHAMA backed the Silver from 4d to 5c and opened his Bishop line in same time .

(diagram 3)

21. P-8f P-6d
22. B*7a R-5b
23. Px6d Sx6d
24. B-2f+ P-7d
25. P*6c B-4d
26. +Bx4d Px4d
27. Px7d B*7h
28. R-7i B-8g+
29. B*6a R-5c
30. G-7g +B-8h
31. P-6b+ S-5e
32. Bx3d+ P*8d
33. G-7h +B-6f
34. G-7g +B-6e
35. G-7f +Bx7d
36. G-7e +B-8c
37. G-7d +B-8b
38. +P-7b +B-9b
39. N-7c+ Nx7c
40. +Px7c P*3f
41. Px3f N*2d
42. N*4h R-3c
43. +Bx3c Nx3c
44. +P-8c P-4e
45. +Px9b P-4f
46. Px4f Sx4f
47. P*4g P*6g
48. Px4f Px6h+
49. R-7e B*6f
50. R*6a Bx5g+
51. S*4c S*2a
52. Sx3b+Gx3b
53. B*4a P*3a
54. P*5i +Px5i
55. Gx5i P*4g
56. Sx4g +Bx4g
57. G*3g S*6h
58. Gx5h +Bx5h
59. Bx3b+ Sx3b
60. G*3i S*4g
61. Gx4g +Bx4g
62. S*3g G*5g
63. S*4i B*9d
64. Rx9a+ Bx4i+
65. Gx4i +Bx2i
66. Kx2i N*2e
67. B*2f G-4g
68. L*3i Nx3g+
69. Bx3g Gx3g
70. Lx3g B*6g
71. P*5h G*4g
72. G*2h Gx5h
73. Gx5h Bx5h+
74. N*3d S*2a
75. G*4b P*4a
76. Gx3b Sx3b
77. R-7h +B-4i
78. S*3i S*2a
79. Nx2b+ Sx2b
80. S*3h +B-6g
81. R-9h N*1f
82. P-3e G*4i
83. B*3d Gx3i
84. Kx3i G*4i
85. Sx4i Nx2h+
86. Kx2h +Bx4i
87. G*2i G*2f
88. G*1g Gx3g
89. Kx3g S*2e
90. K-4g Sx3d
91. Px3d B*6e
92. S*5f Bx9h+
93. Px3c+ Sx(2b)3c
94. P*3d +B-7f
95. Px3c+ R*5g
96. resign

After 190 moves KITAHAMA won this game .