Shogi News : GOUDA won the 4th game . (Meijin sen)

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8:43 P.M. , 21 May 2009 after 86 moves GOUDA won the 4th game of this match . Then the score of this match becomes "HABU 2 --- 2 GOUDA" . They will have next game 2 & 3 June 2009 at Akita castle hotel , Akita .


Sente: HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Osho , Kisei , Oza)
Gote : GOUDA Masataka (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-8d
2.P-2e P-8e
3.G-7h G-3b
4.P-2d Px2d
5.Rx2d P*2c
6.R-2h P-9d
7.P-9f S-7b
8.S-3h P-3d
9.S-2g P-8f
10.Px8f Rx8f
11.P*8g R-8e
12.S-6h P-7d
13.S-3f P-7e
14.P-5f
(diagram 1)

The game restarted with HABU's sealed move ; 14.P-5f .

(diagram 2)

14...N-3c
15.P-4f S-4b
16.P-6f S-7c
17.S-6g S-7d
18.P-7f Px7f
19.Sx7f R-8d
20.P-6e P*7e
21.S-6g G-6b
22.B-5e N-7c
23.N-7g P-1d
24.P-1f P-5d
25.B-6f Nx6e
26.P-1e Nx7g+
27.Bx7g S-6e
28.P*2d Px2d
29.Rx2d P-7f
30.B-8f N-4e
(diagram 2)

GOUDA jumped his right Silver with 14...N-3c to avoid advance of HABU's Silver to 2e or 4e and this move anabled a line of GOUDA's Hineri Bisha . (example moves of Hineri Bisha line ; 15.S-5g P-1d , 16.S-6f B-1c , 17. other than B-7i P-3e , 18.S-2g R-8d )

HABU advanced Pawns of his camp and exchanged 7th file Pawns to use his Bishop . But GOUDA effectively used his right Knight and Silver . GOUDA jumped his left Silver and he seemed to get an slight advantage .

(diagram 3)

31.Rx3d P*3a
32.Sx4e Bx9i+
33.N*5g S-6f
34.N-6e L*4g
35.G-5h S-3c
(diagram 3)










GOUDA captured HABU's left Lance by the Bishop and dropping the Lance , he got a win advantage .

(diagram 4)

36.Gx4g Sx3d
37.Sx3d Sx6g+
38.Gx6g R*2h
39.G-4h +B-7g
40.Gx7g Px7g+
41.S*5b Gx5b
42.B*7c K-6a
43.Bx8d+ S*6h
44.resigns
(diagram 4)





After 86 mvoes , GOUDA won the game .