Shogi News :SHIMIZU beated SATOMI . (Jo-ryu Meijin)

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

The last game of Jo-ryu meijin sen A-class league between SATOMI and SHIMIZU started 3 December 2008 .


Sente; SATOMI Kana (Kurashiki Touka)
Gote; SHIMIZU Ichiyo (Jo-ryu Osho)

(diagram 1)

1.P-5f P-8d
2.P-7f P-8e
3.B-7g P-5d
4.R-5h K-4b
5.S-6h S-6b
6.K-4h P-3d
7.K-3h K-3b
8.K-2h G6a-5b
9.S-3h S-5c
10.P-4f P-1d
11.P-1f S3a-4b
(diagram 1)




SATOMI selected her favorite opening Sente "Wanpaku Nakabisha" . SATOMI made "Mino gakoi" and SHIMIZU made "Funa Gakoi" .

(diagram 2)

12.P-6f P-6d
13.G-7h P-7d
14.S-6g R-7b
15.G-7i P-9d
16.P-9f R-8b
17.G-6h N-7c
18.G-7h G-6c
19.R-5i P-4d
20.S-5h S-4c
21.P-3f G-4b
22.S5h-4g P-6e
23.Px6e Nx6e
24.B-6f P-8f
25.Px8f Rx8f
(diagram 2)

SATOMI closed her Bishop line with P-6f and she transform her camp to standard "Nakabisha" . SHIMZU aimed SATOMI's Bishop head ; 7f with R-7b . SATOMI backed her Gold with G-7i prepared to make defending form ;R-7h . SHIMIZU gave up attacking once , advancing her camp . SATOMI developed her Kakoi a variation of "Taka mino gakoi" .
Then SHIMIZU started attacking with P-6e .

(diagram 3)

26.P*6g G-6d
27.N-3g Rx7f
28.N-7g P-5e
29.G-8g Rx6f
30.Px6f Nx7g+
31.Gx7g B*6h
32.G-6g Bx5i+
33.Gx5i P-1e
34.R*6a Px1f
35.P*1h R*8g
36.G6g-6h Px5f
37.Sx5f N*2d
38.S5f-4g R-8i+
39.G-4i +Rx9i
40.N-2e L*4a
41.G-5g P-4e
42.P*5i +R-9g
43.N*6g Px4f
44.Gx4f +Rx6g
45.B*8b P*6c
46.Rx9a+ N*5d
47.G-5h +Rx6f
48.L*6g +Rx4f
49.Sx4f Nx4f
50.G-4g Nx3h+
51.Kx3h P*4f
52.Gx4f S*5g
53.G-4g S*4f
54.N*4i Sx4g+
55.Kx4g G*4f
56.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 110 moves , SHIMIZU won this game .