Shogi News; HORIGUCHI won in Yagura game .(Asahi cup)

Shogi News; The 2nd Asahi cup Shogi open.

A game of Asahi cup preround tournament between HORIGUCHI and OH'HIRA started 7:00 A.M. 7 November 2008 .


You can see the game record on the Net.
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/2/kifu/20081107asahi_12.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente; HORIGUCHI Kazushiza ( 7 dan)
Gote; OH'HIRA Takehiro (5 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.S-6h P-3d
3.P-6f S-6b
4.P-5f P-5d
5.S-4h S-4b
6.G4i-5h G-3b
7.G-7h K-4a
8.K-6i G-5b
9.S-7g S-3c
10.B-7i B-3a
11.P-3f P-4d
12.G5h-6g G5b-4c
13.S-3g B-6d
(diagram 1)


HORIGUCHI selected "Yagura" opening in this game and OH'HIRA accepted it . HORIGUCHI choiced "San-Nana Gin senpou" , OH'HIRA moved his Bishop to 6d . This Bishop move disturbed HORIGUCHI's 3rd file Pawn exchange by 7i Bishop .

(diagram 2)

14.B-6h K-3a
15.K-7i P-7d
16.K-8h K-2b
17.S-4f S-5c
18.N-3g B-7c
19.P-1f P-1d
20.P-2f P-9d
21.R-3h S-2d
22.L-1h P-8e
23.L-9h S-4b
24.K-9i B-6d
25.P-6e B-7c
26.N-2e N-3c



Both Players' Kings enterd their each castle "Yagura gakoi". HORIGUCHI made "Yon-Roku Gin San-Nana kei senpou" attacking formation . OH'HIRA defend with almost all his piecies .

HORIGUCHI started advancing his "Yagura gakoi" to "Anaguma" . OH'HIRA disturbed HORIGUCHI's ideal formation by B7c-6f . After King's entering in 9i , HORIGUCHI started attacking with N-2e .

(diagram 3)

27.P-1e Px1e
28.P-3e Px3e
29.P-5e P-3f
30.Px5d P-8f
31.Px8f P-4e
32.Nx3c+ S4bx3c
33.P-5c+ Gx5c
34.Sx4e P-3g+
35.R-5h P*5e
36.P*3d S-4d
37.Bx2d Px2d
38.S*3c Sx3c
39.Px3c+ Kx3c
40.S*3d K-4b
41.P*5d G-5b
42.N*4d S*6i
43.R-6h Sx7h+
44.Rx7h P*4c
45.Nx3b+ Kx3b
46.S-8h N*9e
47.G-7g P*8g
48.Sx8g Nx8g=
49.Gx8g N*9e
50.G-8h B*6f
51.S*7g P*8g
52.Sx6f Px8h+
53.Rx8h K-4a
54.S-3c+ K-5a
55.G*4b Gx4b
56.+Sx4b Kx4b
57.P-5c+ Kx5c
58.B*7a K-4b
59.Bx8b+ P*8g
60.R*2b resigns

After 119 moves , HORIGUCHI won this game .