Shogi News; CHIBA won over sennichite . (Jo-ryu Meijin sen)

Shogi News; The 35th Jo-ryu Meijin sen ; A-class league

The last game of Jo-ryu meijin sen A-class league between CHIBA and UEDA was started 3 December 2008 .


Sente; CHIBA Ryouko (Jo-ryu 3 dan)
Gote; UEDA Hatsumi (Jo-ryu 2 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-4d
3.S-4h R-4b
4.K-6h K-6b
5.K-7h K-7b
6.P-5f S-3b
7.S-5g K-8b
8.P-2e B-3c
9.G4i-5h L-9b
10.B-7g S-4c
11.K-8h K-9a
12.L-9h S-5d
13.P-6f S-8b
14.K-9i G-7a
15.S-8h P-6d
16.G-7i R-6b
17.G5h-6h G-5a
18.G6h-7h G5a-6a
19.P-3f P-4e
20.S-6h P-7d
21.P-2d Px2d
22.P-3e Px3e
23.P-6e
(diagram 1)

UEDA simply closed her Bishop line with P-4d , and selected "Shiken Bisha" . UEDA started making "Anaguma" and replying it , CHIBA also started advancing her "Funa gakoi" to "Ibisha Anaguma" . After completed their Kakoi , CHIBA opened the battle with 3 Pawns sacrifice .

(diagram 2)

23...Px6e
24.Bx3c+ Nx3c
25.Rx2d P-6f
26.B*4d B*6g
27.P*6d Bx7h+
28.Gx7h G*6g
29.Sx6g Px6g+
30.Gx6g Rx6d
31.P*6e Sx6e
32.B*5e P*6f
33.G-7g Rx4d
34.Rx4d S*6h
35.G-7h S-5g+
36.R*6c P-6g+
37.Gx6g +Sx6g
38.Rx6e+ +S-7h
39.R-4b+ P*6b
40.+Rx5c G*6h
41.S*6g N-7c
42.+R6e-6d +Sx8h
43.Bx8h B*6i
4.S*7i Gx7i
45.Bx7i Bx8g+
46.G*7h +B-8f
47.P-7e S*6i
48.P*8d Sx7h+
49.Sx7h S*8g
50.Sx8g +Bx8g
51.S*8h S*7h
52.Sx8g Sx8g+
53.S*8h S*7h
54.Sx8g Sx8g+
55.S*8h S*7h
56.Sx8g Sx8g+
57.S*8h S*7h
58.Sx8g sennichite
(diagram 2)

After 115 moves the game ended with Sennichite . And next game started .


Sente; UEDA Hatsumi (Jo-ryu 2 dan)
Gote; CHIBA Ryouko (Jo-ryu 3 dan)

(diagram 3)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-6f S-6b
3.S-7h P-5d
4.R-6h K-4b
5.K-4h K-3b
6.K-3h S-5c
7.K-2h P-8d
8.L-1h B-3c
9.S-6g P-8e
10.B-7g K-2b
11.K-1i L-1b
12.S-5f P-4d
13.P-4f K-1a
14.S-2h S-2b
15.G-3i G-3a
16.R-4h G-5b
17.G-5h G-4c
18.P-4e Px4e
19.Rx4e G-4d
20.R-4i R-4b
21.P*4e G-3e
22.P-6e
(diagram 3)

UEDA selected "Shiken Bisha" again and both players making "Anaguma" . Both players selected slightly different formation from the previous game , especially their Gold's position . In this game , UEDA started attacking .

(diagram 4)

22...B-2d
23.P-3f Gx3f
24.Bx2b+ Gx2b
25.S*3a P*4f
26.Sx4b= Sx4b
27.R*8b P-5e
28.Sx5e B*4g
29.G5h-4h Bx6e+
30.S-4d P-4g+
31.P*3c Sx3c
32.Sx3c= Bx3c
33.S*4d S*4b
34.Sx3c= Sx3c
35.Gx4g Gx4g
36.B*5f +Bx5f
37.Px5f P*4h
38.R-6i S*3h
39.B*5e Sx3i=
40.Sx3i S*3h
41.Sx3h Gx3h
42.Rx2b+ Sx2b
43.G*3b S*2h
44.Bx2h B*4g
45.Gx2b Kx2b
46.B-5e G*3c
47.Bx3c+ Nx3c
48.S*3a Kx3a
49.S*4b Kx4b
50.S*4c Kx4c
51.Rx6c+ R*5c
52.S*4d K-3b
53.Sx3c+ Kx3c
54.+Rx5c K-2d
55.R*2f S*2e
56.G*3e Kx3e
57.+R-4d K-2d
58.resigns
(diagram 4)

After 114 moves , CHIBA won this game .