Shogi News : HABU won the 1st game . (Kisei sen)

Shogi News: The 80th Kisei sen : 5 games title match

7:29 P.M. 9 June 2009 , after 142 mvoes , HABU won the 1st game of the Kisei sen title match . The score of this match becomes HABU 1 --- 0 KIMURA . The 2nd game will start 9:00 A.M. 19 June 2009 at Sumoto city , Hyougo .

HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Osho , Kisei , Oza)
KIMURA Kazuki (8 dan)

You can see the game record on the Net .
http://live3.shogi.or.jp/kisei/kifu/80-01.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)
http://live3.shogi.or.jp/kisei/kifu/j_80-01.html
(Java version, written in Japanese language)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.S-6h P-3d
3.P-6f S-6b
4.P-5f P-5d
5.S-4h S-4b
6.G4i-5h G-3b
7.G-7h K-4a
8.K-6i P-7d
9.G5h-6g S6b-5c
10.P-2f P-8e
(diagram 1)





KIMURA selected Yagura as the opening of this game , and HABU accepted it . The game developped a typical Yagura game line for a while . HABU shown the attitude to select Kyusen Yagura line with 9...S6b-5c .

(diagram 2)

11.S-7g P-5e
12.Px5e Bx5e
13.P-2e S-3c
14.P-6e B-7c
15.S-6f B-8d
16.S4h-5g K-3a
17.P-9f G-5b
18.S-5f G5b-4b
19.B-7i K-2b
20.B-4f B-7c
21.P*5e P-8f
22.Px8f Rx8f
23.K-7i S5c-4d
24.P-3f L-1b
25.N-3g K-1a
26.P*8g R-8d
27.K-8h P-9d
28.N-4e S-2b
29.P-2d Px2d
30.Rx2d P*2c
31.R-2i G-4a
32.P-1f G4a-3a
(diagram 2)

HABU exchanged the 5th file Pawns . And replying KIMURA's 13.P-2e , HABU moved up the left Silver with 13...S-3c to avoid the 2nd file Pawn exchange . KIMURA developped his camp higher with 14.P-6e , and gave the pressure to HABU's attacking piecies . KIMURA joined his right Silver to the 5th file and made a good shape .

HABU may think he had a difficult position . And he made Anaguma gakoi .

(diagram 3)

33.P-1e P*8f
34.Px8f Rx8f
35.P*8g R-8d
36.P-3e Sx3e
37.P*3c Nx3c
38.Nx3c+ Sx3c
39.B-6h G3a-2b
40.S-4e P-9e
41.Px9e P*9h
42.Lx9h P*9g
43.Lx9g R-8b
44.P-9d P*9f
45.Lx9f N*8d
46.L-9e N-9f
47.K-9g P*8h
48.P-9c+ Nx9c
49.P*9d Px8i+
50.Kx9f S3e-4d
51.S-5f Sx5e
52.Px9c+ Bx9e
53.Bx9e Lx9c
54.B*7c R-8c
55.N*8e Sx6f
56.Gx6f L*9b
57.Nx9c+ S*8e
58.K-9g Lx9c
59.P*9f Rx7c
60.N*7g Lx9e
61.Nx8e R-8c
62.S*9d R-8a
63.Px9e B*4h
64.G6f-6g P*9f
65.Kx9f N*8d
66.K-8f Nx7f
67.Kx7f P*5e
68.Sx5e B*9i
69.N*6f S-4d
70.S-4f N*8d
71.K-8f B4hx6f+
72.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 142 moves , HABU won the game .