Shogi News : SATO won the 3rd game . (Kio sen)

Shogi News : The 34th Kio sen : 5 games title match

7:04 P.M. 8 March 2009 , after 121 moves , SATO won this game . The score of this match become "SATO 1 --- 2 KUBO" . Then SATO still need 2 continuous win without any lose to defend his title . In the other hand , KUBO need only 1 win before he lost 2 games to get the title .

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Sente: SATO Yasumitsu (Kio)
Gote: KUBO Toshiaki (8 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-5d
3.P-2e R-5b
4.G-7h K-6b
5.S-4h K-7b
6.K-6i K-8b
7.P-9f P-9d
8.P-2d Px2d
9.Rx2d Bx8h+
10.Sx8h R-2b
11.P*2c R-5b
(diagram 1)




KUBO selected "Gokigen Nakabisha" as the opening of this game . SATO replied with G-7h formation . Before both players completed their each Kakoi , SATO exchanged his Rook Pawn . KUBO crushed the Rooks , and SATO declined the Rook exchange .

(diagram 2)

12.S-7g P-5e
13.G-6h S-7b
14.K-7h G-3b
15.R-2h N-3c
16.B*4a R-4b
17.Bx3b+ Rx3b
18.G*2b R-5b
19.Gx3a P*2f
20.Rx2f B*5c
21.R-4f Bx3a
22.Rx4c+ G*4b
23.+R-4f B*2g
24.G4i-5h B-4e+
25.+R-2f G-4c
26.P-4f +B-4d
27.+R-2h P-3e
28.S-4g +B-3d
29.S*2b B-6d
30.Sx1a= G-5d
31.P-2b+ P-7d
32.P*2d N-2e
33.P-2c+ R-5c
(diagram 2)

SATO made Bonanza gakoi and KUBO completed Kata mino gakoi . KUBO advanced his left Gold and Knight . SATO started attacking with Bishop dropping on 4a square .
After some moves , SATO promoted his Rook and KUBO promoted his Bishop . In diagram 2 , SATO couldn't use his promoted Pawns and 1a Silver effectively and KUBO got a slight advantage .

(diagram 3)

34.+R-2f P-1d
35.P*2d R-5a
36.P-1f B-5c
37.+R-2h B-4d
38.+P2c-3b+Bx2d
39.N-1g P*2f
40.Nx2e +Bx2e
41.+P-4b R-5c
42.N*6f B-3c
43.Nx5d Rx5d
44.G*4c P-5f
45.Gx3c Px5g+
46.G5hx5g N*6e
47.L*5h N*8e
48.S-5f N8ex7g+
49.Nx7g Nx5g+
50.Lx5g S*5i
51.B*4c P-2g+
52.Bx2e+ +Px2h
53.G-6i S-4h=
54.S-5e Sx5g+
55.Sx5d +Px1i
56.N*8f L*7c
57.+P-5b L*6d
58.+Px6a +Sx6g
59.K-8i G*7h
60.Gx7h +Sx7h
61.K-9h resigns
(diagram 3)

After 121 moves , SATO won the game .