Shogi Game record : KOBAYASHI beated MORISHITA . (NHK cup)

Shogi Game record : The 59th NHK cup TV shogi tournament

A shogi game of NHK cup between MORISHITA and KOBAYASHI was broadcasted 3 May 2009 .

Sente : MORISHITA Taku (9 dan)
Gote : KOBAYASHI Hiroshi (6 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-6f S-6b
3.S-6h P-5d
4.P-5f P-8d
5.S-4h S-4b
6.G4i-5h G-3b
7.G-7h K-4a
8.K-6i G-5b
9.S-7g S-3c
10.B-7i B-3a
11.P-3f P-4d
12.G5h-6g G5b-4c
13.B-4f S-5c
(diagram 1)


After both players opened the Bishop line , MORISHITA closed the Bishop line with 2.P-6f . He likes a quiet strategic game include Yagura . KOBAYASHI pushed the 8th file Pawn with 4...P-8d , and the game transpositioned standard Yagura opening .

KOBAYASHI advanced the game without pushing the 7th file Pawn . MORISHITA moved his Bishop to 4f in early stage , in order to disturb KOBAYASHI's P-7d .

(diagram 2)

14.K-7i B-4b
15.K-8h K-3a
16.P-1f K-2b
17.S-3g P-8e
18.P-1e S-6d
19.S-2f P-7d
20.N-3g P-2d
21.P-3e Px3e
22.Sx3e P*3d
23.S-2f P-4e
24.B-6h P-7e
25.Px7e P-8f
26.Sx8f Sx7e
27.Sx7e Bx7e
28.P*7f B-6d
29.S*7e B-7c
30.R-1h S*3f
31.S-7d B-6b
32.R-2h P-5e
(diagram 2)

Both MORISHITA and KOBAYASHI's King entered Yagura gakoi . MORISHITA's right Silver advanced through 3g to 2f . KOBAYASHI advanced his right Silver through 5c to 6d .

KOBAYASHI pushed the 2nd file Pawn to disturb MORISHITA's attack with N-2e . MORISHITA exchanged the 3rd file Pawns . Just after this Pawn exchange , KOBAYASHI could kill MORISHITA's right Knight with P*3f . But In this line KOBAYASHI would be attacked like following line ; 22...P*3f , 23.R-3h Px3g+ , 24.Rx3g .

KOBAYASHI forced to back MORISHITA's right Silver and Bishop , and started attacking in the 7th & 8th file . After a Silver exchange , MORISHITA dropped a Silver with S*7e and attacked KOBAYASHI's attacking pieces . MORISHITA escaped his Rook with R-1h before continued attacking , but the move is a bad move .

(diagram 3)

33.P-4f Px5f
34.Nx4e P-2e
35.S-1g B-4d
36.P*5d Gx5d
37.Nx3c+ Bx3c
38.R-3h S-4g+
39.Rx3d G-4d
40.R-3i P*3d
41.S-1f P*7g
42.G7hx7g +S-5h
43.B-7i P*4g
44.P-4e P-4h+
45.Px4d +Px3i
46.S*7h R*4i
47.P*5i Rx5i+
48.B-4f R-4b
49.Sx2e Rx4d
50.Bx9a+ Rx7d
51.S-2d Bx2d
52.L*2f S*7i
53.K-9h P-5g+
54.Lx2d P*2c
55.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 108 moves , KOBAYASHI won the game .