Shogi Game record : AKUTSU won over MATSUO's Ittezon Kakukawari . (Asahi cup)

Shogi Game record : The 2nd Asahi cup Shogi open tournament

A shogi game of Asahi cup tournament between AKUTSU and MATSUO started 9 January 2009 .


You can see the game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/2/kifu/20090109asahi_12.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)

Sente: AKUTSU Chikara (6 dan)
Gote: MATSUO Ayumu (7 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-3d
2.P-7f G-3b
3.G-7h Bx8h+
4.Sx8h S-4b
5.S-3h S-6b
6.P-1f P-1d
7.P-3f P-6d
8.K-6h S-6c
9.S-7g G-5b
10.K-7i P-7d
11.P-4f K-4a
(diagram 1)





MATSUO selected "Ittezon Kakukawari" as the opening of this game with Bx8h+ . He exchanged the Bishops without P-2e and P-8d . After each player pushed a Pawn in 1st file , AKUTSU pushed 3rd file Pawn with P-3f . In "Ittezon Kakukawari" game , the move P-3f mainly means sente will select "Hayakuri Gin" attacking formation . But after some moves , he pushed P-4f and he shown an attitude to select "Koshikake gin" formation .

(diagram 2)

12.N-3g P-8d
13.S-4g S-5d
14.L-1g P-4d
15.S-5f K-3a
16.G-5h N-7c
17.P-2e S-3c
18.B*2f P-8e
19.P-4e P-7e
20.Px7e N-6e
21.S-6h Sx4e
22.Nx4e Px4e
23.P-7d P-8f
24.P-7c+ R-8d
25.Px8f P*8g
(diagram 2)

Both players advanced their each camp "Koshikake Gin" formation . After dropping the Bishop with B*2f , AKUTSU started attacking with P-4e . MATSUO also started attacking with P-7e , and both players roughly attacked their opponent's camp each other .

(diagram 3)

26.S*7e R-8a
27.P-6f N*7f
28.Gx8g Nx6h+
29.Kx6h B*1i
30.R-2i B-4f+
31.Px6e S*3h
32.R-7i +Bx3f
33.+P-6c +Bx2f
34.+Px5b P*7h
35.Kx7h K-2b
36.P*4c Gx4c
37.N*5e G-4d
38.+Px5c R-8c
39.+P-4c Gx4c
40.S-7d R-5c
41.S-6c+ Rx5e
42.Sx5e +Bx1g
43.K-8h N*9e
44.P*4d Gx4d
45.R*5b K-1c
46.G*3b Nx8g+
47.Kx8g G*2b
48.Gx3c Nx3c
49.Rx2b+ Kx2b
50.R-7b+ L*3b
51.S*3a Kx3a
52.G*4b K-2b
53.Gx3b K-1c
54.Gx3c P*5b
55.+Rx5b S*3a
56.Sx4d G*8h
57.K-7f resigns
(diagram 3)

After 113 moves , AKUTSU won this game .