KUBO won over NAGANUMA . (Asahi cup) ; Shogi News

Shogi News; The 2nd Asahi cup Shogi open ; preround tournament

A game of Asahi cup preround between NAGANUMA and KUBO started 5 November 2008 .

You can see the game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/20081105asahi_11.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language )
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/j_20081105asahi_11.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language)


Sente; NAGANUMA Hiroshi (7 dan)
Gote; KUBO Toshiaki (8 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-4d
3.S-4h R-4b
4.K-6h P-9d
5.K-7h S-3b
6.P-5f S-4c
7.G4i-5h S-7b
8.P-2e B-3c
(diagram 1)







KUBO usually selects "Gokigen Nakabisha" as Gote , but he　selected closed "Shiken Bisha" as the opening of this game . In addition to it , he choiced "FUJII system" , the strategy attacking "Ibisha Anaguma" direct .

(diagram 2)

9.P-3f K-6b
10.B-6f K-7a
11.N-3g K-8b
12.B-5g S-5d
13.P-6f P-4e
14.G-6g P-6d
15.N-7g G4a-5b
16.K-8i S5d-6c
17.G-7h P-5d
18.P-2d Px2d
19.R-2f R-2b
20.P-6e Px6e
21.B-7e
(diagram 2)


NAGANUMA didn't select "Ibisha Anaguma" in this game , but select "Millenium gakoi" (or called Tochka ) . Then KUBO started entering his King into "Mino gakoi" , this means that KUBO transpositioned from "FUJII system" to standard "Shiken Bisha" .

After some moves , NAGANUMA started attacking .

(diagram 3)

21... B-4d
22.P-3e G-5c
23.Nx4e G-6d
24.B-8f P-8d
25.R-4f P-8e
26.Nx8e P*8d
27.B-7g P-5e
28.Px3d R-4b
29.P*2b Px8e
30.Px2a+ N*5d
31.P-3c+ Nx4f
32.+Px4b N-5h+
33.R*4c B-2f
34.S-5g +Nx5g
35.Gx5g B-4h+
36.G5g-6g R*3i
37.N-5c+ P-6f
38.G6g-6h S*6g
39.P*6i Sx7h=
40.Sx7h G*6g
41.S*7i Gx6h
42.Px6h G*6i
43.Sx6i Rx6i+
44.G*7h +B-5g
45.G*8h S*6g
46.K-9h Sx7f+
47.+Nx6c Gx6c
48.S*6e +Sx7g
49.G8hx7g P-6g+
50.G7gx6g +Bx6g
51.Px6g G*6h
52.S*8i Gx7i
53.Gx7i +Rx7i
54.G*7h G*7g
55.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 108 moves , KUBO won this game .