SATOMI won the 1st game .(Kurashiki Touka sen) ;Shogi News.

Shogi News; The 16th Kurashiki Touka 3 games title match .

The 1st game of Kurashiki Touka title match between SHIMIZU and SATOMI started 6 November 2008 .

You can see the game record on the Net .
http://tohka.kusa.ac.jp/16/kifu/flash/tohka16-1.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente; SHIMIZU Ichiyo (Kurashiki Touka , Jo-ryu Osho)
Gote; SATOMI Kana (Jo-ryu 2 dan)

(diagram 1)

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





SATOMI is 16 y.o. high school studnt and young women shogi professional . She likes "Furibisha" . This is her first challenge to title .

In this game , SATOMI selected "Gokigen Nakabisha" , and SHIMIZU replied with G-7h formation . The move 4.G-7h leads one of the major variations in "Gokigen Nakabisha" . After complet "Mino gakoi" ;S-7b , SATOMI pushed P-5e .

(diagram 2)

10.P-2d Px2d
11.Rx2d G-3b
12.P-4f P-3e
13.S-4g P*2c
14.R-2h R-5d
15.G-3h R-2d
16.G-2g P-6d
17.P-6f B-4d
18.P-4e B-7a
19.S-4f S-4b
20.K-8h N-3c
21.P-9f L-1b
22.P-1f P-1d


SHIMIZU exchanged her Rook Pawn , SATOMI tried to make "ISHIDA ryu" formation . SHIMIZU replied with "Bou Kin" , this is very effective strategy against "ISHIDA ryu" formation . After some moves , SHIMIZU got great advantage . SATOMI has difficulty to advance her camp under the pressure of SHIMIZU's "Bou Kin" .

(diagram 3)

23.G-2f P-3f
24.P*2e Px3g+
25.Nx3g R-5d
26.P*3e S-5a
27.G-3f S-5b
28.P-4d Px4d
29.P-3d P-4e
30.Px3c+ Px4f
31.G-4e R-5c
32.+Px3b P-4g+
33.G-4d +Px3g
34.R-1h P-5f
35.Gx5c Sx5c
36.R*4a N*8d
37.G*7e S*5b
38.R-3a+ G*2g
39.+P-4b Sx4b
40.+Rx4b Gx1h
41.N*4d Bx4d
42.+Rx4d R*4g
43.+R-5d Gx1i
44.+Rx5f L*5c
45.S*5d Lx5d
46.+Rx5d R-4h+
47.P-6e P*5c
48.+R-5f +P-4g
49.S-5i +Px5g
50.+R-6f +R-4g
51.P*4h +R-5f
52.+Rx5f +Px5f
53.L*6i N*5g
54.S-5h Nx6i+
55.Sx6i L*6f
56.N*8f K-7a
57.B*3d Lx6i+
58.R*1a P*4c
59.Bx5f R*5h
60.B-6g Rx4h+
61.P*5h P-9e
62.Rx1b+ Px9f
63.L*9d Lx9d
64.Nx9d L*9a
65.L*9e P-9g+
66.Kx9g P*9c
67.K-8h Px9d
68.Lx9d Lx9d
69.Lx9d L*7d
70.Gx8d Px8d
71.L-9b+ P*9a
72.+Lx8a Kx8a
73.L*9i N*8e
74.L-9c+ Nx7g+
75.Nx7g L*9e
76.P*9f Lx9f
77.P*9g +R-5i
78.Px9f +L-6h
79.N*7i +Lx7h
80.Bx7h S*9i
81.K-9g S*8h
82.resigns

After 162 moves , SATOMI won this game .