Shogi News ; HATAKEYAMA won over TANIGAWA with Ittezon Kakukawari . (Asahi cup)

Shogi News; The 2nd Asahi cup Shogi open ; 2nd preround .

A game of Asahi cup preround tournament between TANIGAWA and HATAKEYAMA started 2:00 P.M. 13 November 2008 .

You can see the game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/2/kifu/20081113asahi_21.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente; TANIGAWA Kouji (9 dan)
Gote; HATAKEYAMA Mamoru (7 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-3d
2.P-7f G-3b
3.P-2e Bx8h+
4.Sx8h S-2b
5.S-4h S-7b
6.S-7g S-3c
7.P-3f P-6d
8.K-6h S-6c
9.S-3g P-8d
10.S-4f P-8e
(diagram 1)





HATAKEYAMA selected "Ittezon Kakukawari" as the opening of this game . TANIGAWA pushed P-2e without G-7h , and advanced his camp "Hayakuri Gin" attacking formation .

(diagram 2)

11.K-7i S-5d
12.P-3e Px3e
13.Sx3e P-8f
14.Px8f P*8e
15.Px8e Rx8e
16.S-4f P*8f
17.P*8h B*9b
18.B*9f R-8b
19.G4i-5h P-9d
20.B-7h B-7d
21.S-3e P-9e
22.P*3d S-2b
23.R-2f R-8e
(diagram 2)


TANIGAWA started attacking with P-3e , and HATAKEYAMA immediately counterattacked in 8th file . Both players dropped their Bishop and made their each camp further advanced .

(diagram 3)

24.S-4f B-5b
25.P-5f P-4d
26.P-6f Bx3d
27.P-2d Px2d
28.Rx2d B-5b
29.R-2h P*2c
30.P-5e S-4c
31.G-6g R-8b
32.P-7e K-4b
33.G-7f P-7d
34.Sx8f Px7e
35.Sx7e P-9f
36.Px9f P*9g
37.P*7d G-6b
38.N-7g G-6c
39.Lx9g P*9h
40.B-5f P-9i+
41.N-8e +P-9h
42.K-6h +Px9g
43.K-5g +Px9f
44.P*9b Rx9b
45.P-7c+ Nx7c
46.Nx7c+ Gx7c
47.P*9c Rx9c
48.P*7d G-6c
49.S-8d +P-8f
50.Sx9c= +Px7f
51.P-7c+ Gx7c
52.P*3c Nx3c
53.R*7a +Px6f
54.Kx6f L*6e
55.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 108 moves , HATAKEYAMA won the game .