YOKOYAMA beated FUJII . (Asahi cup)

Shogi News; The 2nd Asahi cup shogi open .

A game of Asahi cup shogi open between YOKOYAMA and FUJII 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_12.html
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Sente; YOKOYAMA Hiroaki (5 dan)
Gote; FUJII Takeshi (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

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





Both FUJII and YOKOYAMA are "Furibisha" players . But FUJII often uses "Yagura" opening recently , and YOKOYAMA rarely selects "Ai Furibisha" .

YOKOYAMA's 2nd move 2.p-2f shown that he selected "Ibisha" in this game to decline "Ai Furibisha" . He pushed his Rook's Pawn to P-2e , to avoid FUJII's "Uso Yagura" .
Replying P-2e , FUJII moved B-3c and he ranged his Rook to 2b , the game became Gote "Mukai Bisha" . FUJII didn't make "Mino gakoi" but moved G-7b . This formation has a posibility to advance "Anaguma gakoi" .

(diagram 2)

10. P-5f P-1d
11. P-3f S-4c
12. S-5g G-5b
13. P-1f P-6d
14. G-7h L-1c
15. G-(5h)6h S-5d
16. S-6f R-1b
17. P-3e P-1e
(diagram 2)






YOKOYAMA moved his all Golds and Silvers around his King , and still had a posibility to advance "Ibisha Anaguma" . FUJII prepared to attack in 1st file , L-1c and R-1b .
YOKOYAMA started attacking with P-3e and FUJII also started attacking in 1st file .

(diagram 3)

18. Px3d B-5a
19. P-2d Px2d
20. P*2e Px2e
21. Rx2e P*2d
22. R-3e Px1f
23. S-5e S-4c
24. Sx4d Sx4d
25. Bx4d R-4b
26. Bx1a+ Rx4g+
27. +Bx2a +R-4f
28. R-5e G-(5b)6b
29. +B-3b +R-4d
30. P*4b Bx4b
31. P*4e resign
(diagram 3)

After 61 moves YOKOYAMA won this game .