Shogi News; SHIMIZU won the 2nd game . (Jo-ryu Meijin)

Shogi News; The 35th Jo-ryu Meijin sen 5 games title match .

5:52 P.M. after 170 moves , SHIMIZU won the 2nd game of this match . Then the score become "YAUCHI 1 - 1 SHIMIZU" . 3rd game will start 18 February 2009 at Shogi kaikan , Tokyo .


You can see the game nearly real time on the Net .
http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/contents/leisure/shogi/kifu/35meijin_2.htm
(Java version , written in Japanese language)

Sente; YAUCHI Rieko (Jo-ryu Meijin , Jo-oh)
Gote; SHIMIZU Ichiyo (Jo-ryu Osho)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-6f S-6b
3.S-6h P-6d
4.G-7h S-6c
5.P-5f P-7d
6.S-4h G6a-5b
7.G-5h G-3b
8.K-6i K-4a
9.G5h-6g B-3c
10.P-3f S-2b
(diagram 1)





After both players opened their each Bishop line , YAUCHI closed her Bishop line immediately with 2.P-6f . YAUCHI tried to advance Yagura game , SHIMIZU seemed to advance "Migi Shiken Bisha" as her usual . But in this game , SHIMIZU relatively quiet line .

(diagram 2)

11.S-7g S-5d
12.B-7i B-5a
13.P-3e Px3e
14.Bx3e B-7c
15.S-3g S-3c
16.R-3h P-6e
17.Px6e Sx6e
18.P*6f S-5d
19.B-6h P-4d
20.P-4f K-3a
21.K-7i P-4e
22.P*3f Px4f
23.Sx4f P*4e
24.S-3g R-6b
25.K-8h G5b-4c
26.L-1h K-2b
27.P-3e S-4d
28.P-1f P-1d
29.L-1g P-9d
30.P-9f P-8d
31.R-1h P-2d
32.S-3f N-9c
33.P-2f N-8e
(diagram 2)

YAUCHI completed her "Yagura gakoi" and exchanged 3rd file Pawn with her Bishop .
SHIMIZU threatened YAUCHI's Rook with the Bishop at 7c . After 6th and 4th file Pawns exchange , SHIMIZU also made "Yagura gakoi" . YAUCHI made "Suzume zashi" formation with L-1g and R-1h . SHIMIZU made attacking form with N-8e earlier .

(diagram 3)

34.P-2e K-3a
35.P-1e Px1e
36.P-8f Nx7g+
37.Bx7g P-8e
38.Px8e S*2h
39.N*5e S5dx5e
40.Px5e Bx5e
41.S*5f B-4f
42.S3fx4e Sx4e
43.Sx4e P*4d
44.P*4g B-7c
45.S-3d N*2f
46.P*5d Nx1h+
47.B-8f P-7e
48.Bx7e P*8g
49.Kx8g R*5i
50.G-8h Rx5d+
51.Px2d P*2b
52.P*5e +Rx5e
53.S*7d B-8b
54.Sx4c+ Gx4c
55.P*5f +R-5d
56.G*7c R-3b
57.S-6c= +R-4e
58.Gx8b Rx8b
59.B*6d Rx8e
60.P*8f Rx7e
61.Px7e K-3b
62.Bx9a+ K-3c
63.R*3a S*3b
64.L*3d Gx3d
65.Px3d +Rx3d
66.+B-4f S*3e
67.+Bx3e +Rx3e
68.S*4f +R-3h
69.P*3d +Rx3d
70.Lx1e B*4c
71.P-6e G*4a
72.P*3e +Rx2d
73.G*3d Bx3d
74.Px3d +Rx3d
75.Rx4a+ Sx4a
76.G*3e +R-4c
77.Lx1a+ P*3d
78.B*1e K-3b
79.Gx3d +Rx3d
80.L*3e +Rx3e
81.Sx3e R*6i
82.K-7h B*5h
83.R*6h P*6f
84.Gx6f L*7f
85.Gx7f Rx6h+
86.resigns
(diagram 3)