Nov 1, 2008

SATO Kazutoshi beated YASHIKI . (Asahi cup)

Shogi News; The 2nd Asahi cup Shogi open .

A game of Asahi cup between SATO Kazutoshi and YASHIKI started 10:00 A.M. 23 October 2008 .

You can see the game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/20081023asahi_11.html
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http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/j_20081023asahi_11.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language)

Sente; SATO Kazutoshi (5 dan)
Gote; YASHIKI Nobuyuki (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

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



SATO selected "Nakabisha" as the opening of this game , YASHIKI replied with early right Silver development . SATO got a "Kurai" in 5th file (P-5e) , YASHIKI advanced his both Silvers . Then the opening seemed to become Sente "Go suji Kurai dori Nakabisha" vs Gote "Ni mai Gin kyusen" . But SATO opened a battle in early stage .

(diagram 2)

12. S-6h S-7d
13. P-5d Px5d
14. Rx5d G-6c
15. R-5i S-6e
16. G-7h Sx7f
17. B-8h P-8e
18. S-7g S-6e
19. S-6f Sx6f
20. Bx6f P*5d
21. P-4e P-6e
22. B-7g B-3a
23. P*5e Px5e
24. Rx5e G-6d
25. R-5i P*5e
26. S*4f P-8f
27. Px8f P-6f
28. Px6f G-7e
29. P*5c Bx5c
30. P-6e Gx6e
31. Sx5e B-7e
32. P-4d Px4d
33. Sx4d P*6f
34. Sx3c+ Kx3c

YASHIKI attacked SATO's Bishop head and SATO attacked the center of YASHIKI's camp . SATO could keep his "Mino gakoi" but YASHIKI's castle was completly broken .

(diagram 3)

35. P*7f Gx7f
36. R-5e S*6d
37. R-4e P*4d
38. Rx7e Sx7e
39. P*4e Px4e
40. P*4d P-1e
41. B*5d G-3b
42. Bx7f Sx7f
43. Bx6f Px1f
44. P-4c+ Kx4c
45. Bx1a+ N-3c
46. S*5e P-1g+
47. Lx1g P*1f
48. Lx1f P*1g
49. P*1i R*5f
50. G*5d K-4b
51. +B-2a Rx1f
52. S-6d N-2e
53. S-5c= K-3c
54. P-2f Rx2f
55. L*2g R-5f
56. S-4d= K-2d
57. G-5e R-1f
58. +Bx3b Rx3b
59. Lx2e Kx2e
60. S-2g R-6f
61. P*6g R-4f
62. G*3f Rx3f
63. Sx3f K-2d
64. S-4c= R-1b
65. Gx4e B*1f
66. Sx3d+ K-1d
67. R*2f L*2e
68. Sx2e Bx2e
69. L*1f L*1e
70. Lx1e Kx1e
71. Rx2e Kx2e
72. G-3e resign

After 143 moves SATO won this game .

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