Shogi Game record : KUBO beated NAMEKATA in Ai Furibisha game . (NHK cup)

Shogi Game record : The 58th NHK cup TV shogi tournament

A shogi game of NHK cup TV Shogi tournament between KUBO and NAMEKATA was broadcasted 1 March 2009 .


Sente: KUBO Toshiaki (8 dan)
Gote: NAMEKATA Hisashi (8 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-5f P-3d
2.R-5h R-3b
3.K-4h K-6b
4.S-6h S-7b
5.S-5g K-7a
6.K-3h G4a-5b
7.K-2h P-1d
8.L-1h P-3e
9.S-4f S-4b
10.P-5e P-4d
11.P-5d Px5d
12.Rx5d P-3f
13.Px3f Rx3f
(diagram 1)


KUBO is a famous Furibisha player and he also selected Nakabisha , one of the Furibisha(s) , in this game . NAMEKATA also selected Sanken Bisha , a kind of Furibisha with 2...R-3b . Then the opening of this game became Ai-Furibisha .

KUBO advanced his left Silver from 7i to 4f , and NAMEKATA made Mino gakoi . KUBO started making Anaguma . KUBO exchanged 5th file Pawns , and NAMEKATA also exchanged 3rd file Pawns .

(diagram 2)

14.P-9f K-8b
15.B-9g P*5c
16.R-5h B-1c
17.K-1i N-3c
18.S-2h P-1e
19.S4f-3g R-3d
20.S-2f P-4e
21.P*3e R-4d
22.R-5f P-4f
23.Rx4f R-5d
24.G6i-5h S-4c
25.P-8f P-2d
26.P-8e P-2e
27.S2f-3g Bx3e
28.R-3f S-3d
29.S-4f Bx4f
30.Rx4f S*3h
(diagram 2)

KUBO closed the hole of Anaguma gakoi with 18.S-2h . NAMEKATA advanced his left Silver , Knight and Bishop . After some moves , NAMEKATA seemed to break KUBO's camp with 30...S*3h .

(diagram 3)

31.G5h-4h Sx4i+
32.Gx4i P*4h
33.Gx4h R-5i+
34.P-8d +Rx4h
35.Px8c+ Sx8c
36.P*8d Sx8d
37.P*8c K-7b
38.R-4a+ G*7a
39.S*8b G*3h
40.B*3g +R-4i
41.P*3i Gx2i
42.Kx2i N-4e
43.Sx7a+ Kx8c
44.P*8e Nx3g=
45.K-1i Sx8e
46.B-7e K-7d
47.+R-4d N*5d
48.+R-5e P*8d
49.G*9e B*6e
50.Gx8d resigns
(diagram 3)

After 99 moves , KUBO won the game .