MIURA beated KITAHAMA in Yagura game . (Asahi cup)

Shogi News; The 2nd Asahi cup Shogi open.

A game of Asahi cup between KITAHAMA and MIURA started 2:00 P.M. 24 October 2008 .

You can see the game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/20081024asahi_21.html
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http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/j_20081024asahi_21.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language)


Sente; KITAHAMA Kensuke (7 dan)
Gote; MIURA Hiroyuki (8 dan)

(diagram 1)

1. P-7f P-8d
2. S-6h P-3d
3. P-6f S-6b
4. P-5f P-5d
5. S-4h S-4b
6. G-7h G-3b
7. K-6i K-4a
8. G-5h G-5b
9. S-7g S-3c
10. B-7i B-3a
11. P-3f P-4d
12. G-(5h)6g P-7d
13. B-6h P-9d
14. K-7i G-4c
15. K-8h P-9e
16. R-3h N-7c
17. P-2f R-7b
18. S-8f B-4b
19. P-3e Px3e
20. Bx3e S-5c
(diagram 1)

KITAHAMA led the opening to "Yagura" opening and MIURA accepted it . Both players advanced the game "Ai Yagura" especially "Shin Yagura Nijuu-yon te gumi" . KITAHAMA selected "MORISHITA system" as a variation of this game .

MIURA's reply was one of the newest variations , without entering the King , pushed the pawn to 9e and wating sente's determination of a formation .

After some moves advance , KITAHAMA exchanged the 3rd file Pawn and trying making "Yagura Kuzushi" formation .

(diagram 2)

21. S-3g S-6d
22. S-3f P-5e
23. Px5e P-7e
24. Px7e N-8e
25. B-4f P-9f
26. Px9f P*9g
27. Lx9g Sx7e
28. Sx7e Nx9g+
29. Nx9g Rx7e
30. P*7f R-7b
31. P-5d Lx9f
32. P*9h Lx9g+
33. Px9g N*8e
34. N*7e K-3a
35. P-8f P*7g
(diagram 2)


Both KITAHAMA and MIURA advanced their own right Silver . KITAHAMA set his right Silver good position;S-3f but it made his center file weak at the same time .

MIURA started attacking by P-7e without King's entering into the castle , before KITAHAMA prepared ths attacking formation .



36. Gx(7h)7g Nx7g+
37. Kx7g Gx5d
38. B-9a+ Bx7e
39. Px7e Rx7e
40. P*7f R-9e
41. L*9f Rx9a
42. Lx9a+ N*5e
43. R*7a P*5a
44. Rx5a+ G*4a
45. +Rx5d Nx6g+
46. Kx6g B*4i
47. R-5h S*6i
48. S*5i P*5c
49. +R-5g P*7g
50. G*6h Sx5h=
51. Sx5h B-3h+
52. N*2e R*9h
53. Nx3c+ Nx3c
54. P*3d G*7h
55. S*8i Gx6h
56. +Rx6h N*5e
57. Kx7g Rx6h+
58. Kx6h +B-4i
59. S*7h R*3h
60. K-7g +Bx5h
61. R*9b +B-6h
62. K-8g N-6g+
63. N*4c K-2a
64. Px3c+ +Bx8f
65. Kx8f G*8e
66. resign
(diagram 3)

After 130 moves MIURA won this game .