Shogi Game record : WATANABE beated MIURA in Ai-Yagura game . (Saikyou sen)

Shogi Game record : The 3rd Saikyou sen

A shogi game of Daiwa shouken cup Saikyou sen between WATANABE and MIURA started 8:00 P.M. , 3 May 2009 on the Net .


Sente : WATANABE Akira (Ryuo)
Gote : MIURA Hiroyuki (8 dan)

(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 G-5b
10.S-7g S-3c
11.B-7i B-3a
12.P-3f P-4d
13.S-3g B-6d
14.B-6h G5b-4c
15.K-7i K-3a
16.K-8h K-2b
17.S-4f S-5c
18.N-3g P-9d
19.P-1f P-1d
20.P-2f S-2d
21.R-3h P-8e
22.L-1h S-4b
23.P-9f N-7c
(diagram 1)

WATANABE selected Yagura opening , his favorite opening , as the opening of this game . And MIURA accepted it . The game advanced one of the most common Yagura games line , Shin Niju'Yonte gumi line .

WATANABE choiced San-Nana Gin senpou with 13.S-3g , and MIURA moved the Bishop with 13...B-6d , to avoid WATANABE's 3rd file Pawn exchange . Both player's Kings entered their each Kakoi ; Yagura gakoi . After completed their each Kakoi , WATANABE moved up his 3g-Silver with 17.S-4f ; he selected "Yon-Roku Gin San-Nana Kei senpou" . MIURA accepted it with 17...S-5c , instead of decline it with 17...P-4e .

While WATANABE was making his attacking formation , MIURA made his King safty and prepared counter attacking . After completed making an attacking formation , WATANABE pushed the 9th file Pawn with 23.P-9f . Until this move , there are some faomous games with the same line ;

(1) The 5th game of the 21st Ryuo sen title match (4 Dec. 2008 , WATANABE & HABU)
(2) The 2nd game of the 67th Meijin sen title match (22 Apr. 2009 , HABU & GOUDA)
(3) The 3rd game of the 80th Kisei sen title match (27 Jun. 2009 , KIMURA & HABU)

In the games (1) & (2) , HABU & GOUDA moved 23...N-3c , and in the game (3) HABU moved 23...N-7c . In this game , MIURA choiced 23...N-7c . (But the (3) game started after this game. )

(diagram 2)

24.P-2e S2d-3c
25.R-5h R-5b
26.R-5i R-5a
27.R-1i R-8a
28.P-1e Px1e
29.Lx1e P*1c
30.R-1g R-8b
31.B-5g P-8f
32.Px8f R-8a
33.B-6h R-8b
34.R-1h R-8a
35.B-5g R-8b
36.G6g-6h R-8a
37.R-1i R-8b
38.R-1g R-8a
39.K-7i R-8b
40.R-1h R-8a
41.K-8h R-8b
42.G-6i R-8a
43.B-6h R-8d
44.B-5g P-7e
45.Px7e Bx7e
46.P*7f B-5c
47.P-3e Px3e
48.P-2d Sx2d
49.Sx3e Sx3e
50.Bx3e P*8g
51.Gx8g S*2g
(diagram 2)

WATANBE pushed the 2nd file Pawn with 24.P-2e and forced to back MIURA's 2d-Silver . MIURA backed the 2d-Silver and WATANABE turned his Rook to 5h , aiming at the 5th file . MIURA also turned his Rook on the 5th file to defend .

WATANABE turned his Rook on the 1st file and exchanged the 1st file Pawn , and tried to make an effective attacking formation for some moves . MIURA exchanged the 7th file Pawn , and WATANABE finaly started attacking with 47.P-3e .

After sacrificing a Pawn with 50...P*8g , MIURA started attacking WATANABE's attacking piecies with 51...S*2g .

(diagram 3)

52.R-1g S-3f+
53.B-6h +S-2f
54.R-1i +Sx3g
55.P*2d Px2d
56.P*2e +S-3f
57.Px2d P*3e
58.P*3g +S-2g
59.B-4f P*7b
60.Bx3e G-3d
61.B-6h P-4e
62.G-7h +S-2h
63.R-1f G-2e
64.P*1g K-3c
65.P-3f P*3d
66.S*4a Gx1f
67.Px1f B-1g+
68.Sx3b+ Kx3b
69.P-2c+ Kx2c
70.G*2d K-3b
71.P*2b Kx2b
72.Gx3d +Bx1f
73.B-2d P*3c
74.G*2c K-3a
75.G3dx3c Nx3c
76.Gx3c Sx3c
77.Bx3c+ G*3b
78.+Bx1a S*2b
79.+B-1b +Bx1e
80.N*4d L*4a
81.Nx3b+ Kx3b
82.S*3d N*3a
83.P*2d G*3c
84.Sx3c+ Sx3c
85.L*3e +Bx2d
86.P*2e +Bx2e
87.P*2f +B-4c
88.G*2d resigns
(diagram 3)

After 175 moves , WATANABE won this game .