MORISHITA beated MORIUCHI in "Yagura" game .(JT shogi Nihon series)

Shogi News; 2008 JT Shogi Nihon series .

The semifinal game of JT Shogi Nihon series tournament between MORIUCHI and MORISHITA started 25 October 2008 at Osaka city , Osaka .


You can see the game record on the Net .
http://www.jti.co.jp/JTI/shogi/result/2008/3-2kyoku.html
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Sente; MORIUCHI Toshiyuki (9 dan)
Gote; MORISHITA Taku (9 dan)



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-(4i)5h G-3b
7. G-7h K-4a
8. K-6i G-5b
9. S-7g S-3c
10. B-7i B-3c
11. P-3f P-4d
12. G-(5h)6g P-7d
13. S-3g B-6d
14. B-4f S-5c
(diagram 1)

MORIUCHI led the opening to "Yagura" opening and MORISHITA accepted it . MORIUCHI selected "San-Nana Gin senpou" as a variation of this game . "San-Nana Gin senpou" has many variations , "Yon-Roku Gin San-Nana Kei senpou" , "KATOU ryu" , "WAKI system" , etc. and each variation has further detail variations .

In this game , MORIUCHI selected "WAKI system" by B-4f and MORISHITA replied with "Go-San Gin gata" ;S-5c formation .

(diagram 2)

15. K-7i K-3a
16. P-2f P-9d
17. P-9f K-2b
18. P-2e S-(5c)4b
19. K-8h S-4c
20. P-1f N-7c
21. P-1e R-6b
22. B-6h N-8e
23. S-8f B-8b
24. P-7e R-7b
25. Px7d Rx7d
26. P*7f P-5e
27. S-7e R-5d
28. Px5e Bx5e
29. S-4f B-8b
30. P*5e R-5c

After entering their Kings into each Kakoi (castle) , MORISHITA advanced his right Silver through 4b to 4c , and MORIUCHI backed his Bishop at 6h to avoid Bishop exchange and to advanced his right Silver .

MORISHITA moved his Rook to 6th file and jumped his right Knight to 8e . Since Silver is more valuable than Knight , MORIUCHI escaped his 7g Silver to 8f but this move made MORIUCHI's 6th file weak in the same time . Then MORISHITA was preparing to attack in 6th file after back of 6d Bishop . To disturb this attack , MORIUCHI started attacking in 7th file .

(diagram 3)

31. P-8f P-4e
32. S-3g P*7g
33. G-7i Bx5e
34. Px8e Px8e
35. Nx7g P*5f
36. P-4f P*7d
37. Sx7d Bx6f
38. Gx6f P-5g+
39. P*5e +Px6h
40. Rx6h P-6d
41. S-4h B*3h
42. B*5f Bx5f+
43. Gx5f B*3h
44. B*4g B-4i+
45. S-5g P-8f
46. G-7h S-(4c)4d
47. P-2d Sx5e
48. Px2c+ Kx2c
49. P*2d Sx2d
50. P*5d Sx5f
51. Bx5f Rx5d
52. S-8e G*5h
53. Bx4e Rx5g+
54. Rx6d P*4d
55. P*2e Sx2e
56. P*2d Kx2d
57. Rx4d G-6h
58. P*8g G-(5b)4c
59. R-6d Gx7h
60. Bx7h S*6g
61. S*3e K-3c
62. Bx6g +Bx6g
63. S*4d K-2b
64. P*2c Gx2c
65. resign

After 128 moves MORISHITA won this game and he will have the final game of this tournament with FUKAURA 22 November 2008 at Tokyo .