Shogi News : HABU won the 4th game . (Kisei sen)

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

7:16 P.M. 9 July 2009 , after 119 moves , HABU won the 4th game of Kisei sen 5 games title match . The score of this match becomes "HABU 2 ---2 KIMURA" . Then the winner of next/last game will have the 80th Kisei title . They will have next game 17 July 2009 at Matsuyama city , Ehime .


You can see the game record on the Net .
http://live3.shogi.or.jp/kisei/kifu/80-04.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)
http://live3.shogi.or.jp/kisei/kifu/j_80-04.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language)


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

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f G-3b
3.G-7h P-8d
4.P-2e Bx8h+
5.Sx8h S-2b
6.S-3h S-3c
7.S-2g S-6b
8.S-2f P-1d
9.K-6h P-6d
10.P-3f G-5b
11.P-3e P-4d
(diagram 1)




KIMURA selected Ittezon Kakukawari as the opening of this game with 4...Rx8h+ .
After the Bishop exchange , HABU advanced his right Silver and his attcking form became Bougin . After the move of the King , HABU advanced the 3rd file Pawn and attacked here with P-3e .

(diagram 2)

12.S-7g S-6c
13.K-7i S-5d
14.Px3d Sx3d
15.G-5h P-6e
16.P-5f K-4b
17.K-8h P-7d
18.G5h-6h B*7c
19.B*3g G-6c
20.R-3h P*3c
21.P-1f P-9d
22.S-3e Sx3e
23.Bx7c+ Nx7c
24.Rx3e K-3a
25.P-2d Px2d
26.P-1e Px1e
27.P*1d P-7e
28.B*3g R-7b
29.Px7e N-8e
(diagram 2)

KIMURA made a Koshikakegin form with 13...S-5d , and advanced the 6th file Pawn with 15...P-6e to preparing a Bishop drop on 6d or 7c .

HABU pushed the 5th file Pawn with 16.P-5f . This move seems very strange , because by this move , Gote's Bishop drop on 3i might be a very effective move , after P-8e . Both players made their each King safty . They dropped their own Bishop on 7c & 3g . HABU exchanged the Silvers and Bishops .

(diagram 3)

30.Rx1e Nx7g+
31.G7hx7g P*7f
32.Gx7f P*1h
33.Rx1h B*3f
34.R-2h S*2g
35.R-5h Bx4g+
36.Bx9a+ +Bx5h
37.Gx5h R*4i
38.L*5i S*6i
39.B*8c R-6b
40.Bx9d+ Sx5h+
41.Lx5h R-5i+
42.P-9f +Rx5h
43.N*7h +R-6i
44.P*2c P*9c
45.+Bx8d L*8b
46.+Bx6b Gx6b
47.R*8a K-4b
48.S*7i B*4f
49.S*6h G-7b
50.R-6a+ S-6c
51.+Bx8b Gx8b
52.+Rx6c B*3e
53.L*5g +Rx2i
54.S*5b P-3d
55.P-1c+ Nx1c
56.P*3c Kx3c
57.+Rx5c G*4c
58.Sx4c= Gx4c
59.G*3b Kx3b
60.P-2b+ resigns
(diagram 3)

After 119 moves , HABU won the game .