Shogi News : HABU won the 6th game . (Osho sen)

Shogi News : The 58th Osho sen : 7 games title match .

5:40 P.M. 12 March 2009 , after 99 moves HABU won the 6th game of this match . The score of this match becomes "HABU 3 --- 3 FUKAURA" . Then the winner of next game will get the 58th Osho title . Next and last game will start 25 March .


You can see the game record on the Net .
http://mainichi.jp/enta/shougi/etc/kifu/090311.html
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Sente: HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Osho , Kisei , Oza)
Gote: FUKAURA Kouichi (Oi)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f B-3c
3.Bx3c+ Nx3c
4.K-6h R-4b
5.K-7h K-6b
6.S-4h K-7b
7.P-2e G-3b
8.P-5f R-5b
(diagram 1)







FUKAURA selected "Yonteme San-Sank Kaku senpou" as the opening of the game again . He selected this opening in the 2nd game of this match . After Bishop exchange , HABU replied with 4.K-6h . In the 2nd game , FUKAURA choiced "Mukai Bissha" , but in this game , he once choiced "Shiken Bisha" and backed to 5th file ; in other word turned into "Nakabisha" .

(diagram 2)

9.P-3f P-5d
10.P-3e Px3e
11.P-2d Px2d
12.Rx2d P*2c
13.R-2f P-3f
14.G4i-5i B*4d
15.Rx3f P*3e
16.R-4f Bx9i+
17.P*3d +B-4d
18.Rx4d Px4d
19.Px3c+ Gx3c
20.B*1f L*3d
21.P*2b R*2h
22.P-2a+ S-4b
23.N*4f Rx2i+
24.Nx3d S-5c
25.N-2b+ N*2e
26.B*3h +R-2h
27.L*2i +Rx1i
28.Bx2e P-2d
29.Bx5b+ Gx5b
(diagram 2)

HABU threatned to attack in 3rd file . FUKAURA dropped the Bishop with B*4d and forked 2f Rook and 9i Lance . After some moves , HABU exchanged his Rook and FUKAURA's promoted Bishop and continued attacking .

(diagram 3)

30.+P-3a L*7d
31.N*6h S-6d
32.+Nx1a G-6b
33.R*2b S-6e
34.L*7g +Rx1g
35.R-4b+ G-2c
36.+P-4a P-3f
37.+P-5a B*3c
38.+R-4a P-3g+
39.Sx3g +Rx3g
40.B-1f P*3d
41.+P-5b P-4e
42.+Px6b Sx6b
43.+R-3b S*5a
44.+Rx2c Bx1a
45.P*2b P-4f
46.Px4f P*4g
47.G6i-5h N*8e
48.G*8f Nx7g+
49.Nx7g L*5g
50.N*4i resigns
(diagram 3)

After 99 moves , HABU won the game .