Shogi News; SUZUKI won with Nakabisha . (NHK cup)

Shogi News; The 58 th NHK cup TV shogi tournament

A shogi game of NHK cup tournament between SUZUKI and KITAHAMA was broadcasted 7 December 2008 .


Sente; SUZUKI Daisuke (8 dan)
Gote; KITAHAMA Kensuke (7 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-5f P-8d
2.P-7f P-5d
3.R-5h S-6b
4.K-4h K-4b
5.S-6h P-8e
6.B-7g P-3d
7.K-3h S-5c
8.P-1f P-1d
9.P-6f K-3b
10.K-2h G6a-5b
11.S-3h B-3c
12.P-4f K-2b
13.P-3f P-4d
14.N-3g G-4c
15.P-5e Px5e
16.Rx5e S-3b
17.R-5i P-2d
18.G6i-5h S-2c
19.G-4g G-3b
20.S-6g P*5d
21.P-2f P-9d
22.S-2g P-7d
23.G-3h R-7b
24.P-4e P-7e
25.Px7e Rx7e
26.P*7f R-7b
27.P-9f K-1b
28.L-9g B-4b
29.P*5e Px5e
30.P-6e S-5d
31.Px4d Gx4d
32.P*5f
(diagram 1)

SUZUKI selected his favorite opening "Nakabisha" , and KITAHAMA selected "Ibisha" . After some moves , SUZUKI closed his Bishop line with P-6f and made "Mino gakoi" .
SUZUKI exchanged 5th file Pawn and KITAHAMA made Hidari mino . Both players advanced their Kakoi , Ginkanmuri . KITAHAMA exchanged 7th file Pawn , and SUZUKI started attacking in 4th and 5th file .

(diagram 2)

32...Sx6e
33.Px5e P*4f
34.Gx4f Sx7f
35.Sx7f Rx7f
36.P-5d B-6d
37.P-1e Rx7g+
38.Nx7g Bx4f
39.Px1d P*1f
40.R*4a B*5e
41.Rx5e Bx5e
42.S*1c Nx1c
43.Px1c+ Kx1c
44.Rx1a+ G*1b
45.L*1e S*1d
46.N*2e Px2e
47.Lx1d Sx1d
48.S*2d Kx2d
49.+Rx1b S*2c
50.B*5a P*4b
51.+Rx3b Sx3b
52.Bx4b+ R*3c
53.Px2e Sx2e
54.G*1e Kx1e
55.Sx1f resigns
(diagram 2)

After 109 moves , SUZUKI won this game .