MATSUO beated SHIMA in Ittezon Kakukawari game .(Asahi cup)

Shogi News; The 2nd Asahi cup Shogi open .

A game of Asahi cup shogi open preround tournament between MATSUO and SHIMA started 2:00 P.M. 28 October 2008 .


You can see the game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/20081028asahi_21.html
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Sente; MATSUO Ayumu (7 dan)
Gote; SHIMA Akira (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1. P-7f P-3d
2. P-2f P-8d
3. P-2e G-3b
4. G-7h Bx8h+
5. Sx8h Sx2b
6. S-3h S-3c
7. S-2g P-8e
8. S-7g S-6b
9. S-2f P-5d






SHIMA choiced "Ittezon Kakukawari" as the opening of this game , and MATSUO accepted it . MATSUO's reply to "Ittezon Kakukawari" was "Bougin" . SHIMA pushed his Rook Pawn ;7...P-8e , in early stage of this game , but it became difficult for SHIMA to defend MATSUO's "Bougin" naturaly .

(diagram 2)

10. S-1e B*4b
11. K-6h K-4a
12. G-5h S-5c
13. P-6f S-6d
14. K-7i P-7d
15. G-(5h)6g P-9d
16. K-8h P-9e
17. P-3f P-1d
18. S-2f S-4d
19. S-3g P-7e
20. Px7e Sx7e
21. P*7f S-8d
22. P-4f N-7c
23. P-4e S-3c
24. P-5f K-3a
25. B*4f R-9b
26. S-2f G-5b
27. P-3e

SHIMA dropped the Bishop to defend "Bougin" . MATSUO completed his "Yagura gakoi" , and advanced his camp very effecive .

(MATSUO's Bishop at 4f got very good position . This Bishop was very effecive for attacking not only SHIMA's King directly , but also SHIMA's attacking piecies . Attacking the opponent's attacking piecies is sometimes called "B side attack" . )

(diagram 3)

27...Px3e
28. Sx3e P*3d
29. P-2d Px2d
30. Sx2d Sx2d
31. Bx2d B-6d
32. P*3g P*2c
33. B-6h R-8b
34. S*7d G-6b
35. P*2d Px2d
36. Bx2d R-8a
37. P-6e B-5c
38. P-5e P*2c
39. B-4f P-8f
40. Sx8f S*3e
41. B-5g Px5e
42. B-6f B-4b
43. Bx5e N-3c
44. P-3f S-2d
45. P*5c R-5a
46. B-6f P*7e
47. P-4d Gx5c
48. Px4c+ Gx(3b)4c
49. S-8c+ R-8a
50. P*5d Gx(5c)5d
51. +Sx8d Rx8d
52. S*5b resign

After 103 moves MATSUO won this game .