TANAKA beated TAKAHASHI with "Nakabisha" . (Asahi cup)

Shogi News; The 2nd Asahi cup shogi open.

A game of Asahi cup shogi open preround between TANAKA Yuuichi and TAKAHASHI started 10:00 A.M. 27 October 2008 .

You can see the game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/20081027asahi_11.html
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Sente; TANAKA Yuuichi (4 dan)
Gote; TAKAHASHI Michio (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1. P-5f P-3d
2. R-5h S-6b
3. K-4h K-4b
4. P-7f K-3b
5. K-3h G-(6a)5b
6. K-2h P-8d
7. B-7g Bx7g+
8. Nx7g P-8e
9. G-7h P-6d
10. S-3h S-6c
11. P-1f K-2b
12. P-6f L-1b



TANAKA selected "Nakabisha" as the opening of this game . TAKAHASHI escaped his King from center line , TANAKA's attacking target . TANAKA made "Mino gakoi" +S-3h and TAKAHASHI started making "Ibisha Anaguma" ;L-1b , but TAKAHASHI should move G-3b instead of L-1b because he can make "Ibisha Anaguma" more safety .

(diagram 2)

13. R-6h B*2d
14. R-6g G-3b
15. S-6h P-8f
16. Px8f Rx8f
17. P*8g R-8b
18. P-6e Px6e
19. Nx6e B-3c
20. B*7a R-7b
21. Nx5c+ P*6f
22. R-5g Rx7a
23. +Nx5b Sx5b
24. G*6b N*6e
25. R-5i P-6g+
26. Sx6g N-7g+
27. Gx7a +Nx7h
28. Sx7h G*6h
29. R-6i Gx6i
30. Sx6i R*8i


TANAKA moved his Rook to 6h , preparing the attack in 6th file . TAKAHASHI disturbed it by Bishop dropping at 2d . After TAKAHASHI's Pawn exchange , TANAKA attacked with his Bishop and right Knight . During the moves of attacking each other , TAKAHASHI got an advantage .

(diagram 3)

31. R*6b B*3e
32. Rx5b+ Rx6i+
33. N*4f B-6f
34. Nx3d K-1a
35. P-3f S*3i
36. K-3g B-(3e)5g+
37. S*4i +Rx4i
38. Sx4i S-4h=
39. K-2f Sx4i=
40. Sx3b+ B-4d
41. G*3e G*2e
42. K-3g Sx3b
43. +Rx3b S*4h
44. K-2h resign

After 87 moves TANAKA won this game .