NAKAGAWA won over ITODANI . (Asahi cup) Shogi News

Shogi News; The 2nd Asahi cup Shogi open.

A shogi game of Asahi cup preround between ITODANI and NAKAGAWA started 2:00 P.M. 7 November 2008 .


You can see the game record on the Net.
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/2/kifu/20081107asahi_23.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente; ITODANI Tetsurou (5 dan
Gote; NAKAGAWA Daisuke (7 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.P-2f G-3b
3.G-7h P-8e
4.B-7g P-3d
5.S-8h P-4d
6.P-2e S-4b
7.P-2d Px2d
8.Rx2d S-4c
9.R-2h P*2c
10.S-4h G-5b
(diagram 1)

ITODANI selected "Kakukawari" opening in this game , but NAKAGAWA declined Bishop exchange by 5...P-4d and the opening advanced unorthodox one . ITODANI exchanged his Rook Pawn and he advanced the camp naturaly . In the other hand , NAKAGAWA's camp seemed odd . How NAKAGAWA would advance his camp ?

(diagram 2)

11.P-4f S-6b
12.S-4g P-6d
13.G-5h S-6c
14.K-6i P-7d
15.P-3f N-7c
16.B-5i K-6b
17.S-7g R-8a
18.K-7i P-6e
19.P-9f S-6d
20.B-3g G-6c
21.S-5f S-5d
22.R-4h P-3e
23.Px3e P-7e
(diagram 2)


The answer of the question , NAGAWA shown by 16...K-6b ; "Migi Gyoku" .

"Migi Gyoku" has deffensive and counter attack strategy in "Ai Ibisha" . The name "Migi Gyoku" means sitting the King right side . In this strategy , the player's King escapes from opponent's attack to left side of the camp , and counterattacks to opponent's King directly in front . The strategy has some weak points in the same time . One of the most important things is that the player's King isn't so safty .

ITODANI set his Bishop and Rook to prepare attacking , and NAKAGAWA started attacking before ITODANI's attack .

(diagram 3)

24.Px7e Sx7e
25.P*7d Gx7d
26.P*7f S-6d
27.P-4e Px4e
28.P*4d P*3f
29.B-2h G-3c
30.Sx4e Sx4e
31.Rx4e Gx4d
32.R-4h P*4f
33.S*7e Gx7e
34.Px7e P-8f
35.Px8f P*8h
36.Gx8h Gx3e
37.P*4d Bx4d
38.G*4c Bx7g+
39.Nx7g S*7f
40.Bx4f Rx8f
41.B*9g Rx8h+
42.Bx8h Gx4f
43.R*4b K-7a
44.G-6h P*8g
45.B-9g P*4g
46.R-3h S*5i
47.G-7h P-4h+
48.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 94 moves , NAKAGAWA won this game .