Shogi News : TOYOSHIMA won over TANAKA . (Ryuo sen)

Shogi News : The 22nd Ryuo sen : challenger deciding tournament

The evening of 14 July 2009 , after148 moves , TOYOSHIMA won the game of Ryuo sen tournament between TANAKA and TOYOSHIMA . The winner TOYOSHIMA will have next game of this tournament with MATSUO , 23 July 2009 at Shogi Kaikan Tokyo .



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Sente : TANAKA Torahiko (9 dan)
Gote : TOYOSHIMA Masayuki (5 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.G4i-5h R-3b
3.K-6h P-4d
4.K-7h K-6b
5.P-2f P-3e
6.P-2e R-3d
7.P-4f S-7b
8.S-4h K-7a
9.S-4g K-8b
10.R-2f G4a-5b
(diagram 1)






TANAKA selected his original opening with 2.G4i-5h and TOYOSHIMA selected Sanken Bisha with 2...R-3b . Since TANAKA pushed P-2f after TOYOSHIMA's R-3b , TOYOSHIMA could make ISHIDA ryu formation naturaly .

After some moves , TANAKA completed Funa gakoi and TOYOSHIMA finished making Hon mino gakoi with G4a-5b .

(diagram 2)

11.S-5f B-3c
12.P-4e P-3f
13.Px3f S-4b
14.G6i-6h P-5d
15.P-1f P-5e
16.Bx5e Px4e
17.B-6f Bx6f
18.Px6f B*4d
19.B*3e Bx6f
20.N-7g N-3c
21.G5h-6g B-4d
22.Bx4d Rx4d
23.P-3e P-4f
24.B*6f R-6d
25.P*4d Rx6f
26.Gx6f P-4g+
27.Sx4g B*5i
(diagram 2)

TANAKA made Koshikakegin formation with G-5f and started attacking with P-4e . He developped his Funa gakoi to Nimai Kin gakoi with G-6i-6h . After the Bishop exchange , TOYOSHIMA tried to get an advantage with 18...B*4d .

TOYOSHIMA exchanged his Rook and TANAKA's Bishop . And dropping a Bishop on 5i and attacking TANAKA's camp .

(diagram 3)

28.R-4f B*2h
29.R-5f P*5e
30.R-3f Bx1i+
31.P-3d +Bx2i
32.R*4i P*3e
33.Rx3e N*5d
34.G-6e B-2f+
35.Rx5e +B-2h
36.Gx5d +B2f-2g
37.R-6i +Bx5e
38.Gx5e N-4e
39.P-4c+ Gx4c
40.P*4d G-5c
41.P-3c+ Sx3c
42.N-6e Gx4d
43.S-5f L*8d
44.B*6f +B-3f
45.R-3i P*3h
46.R-4i P*4h
47.R-5i N-3g=
48.R-1i P-4i+
49.P-8f R*4h
50.K-7g P-6d
51.Gx6d P*6c
52.Nx7c+ Sx7c
53.N*7d Sx7d
54.Gx7d N*6b
55.G-7e N*7d
56.P-8e Nx6f
57.Px8d Px8d
58.P*8c K-7b
59.P*4e G-5d
60.Gx8d G-5b
61.P-8b+ Kx8b
62.S*8c K-7a
63.L*5e K-6a
64.Lx5d Nx5d
65.K-8f P*7h
66.P*8b Px7i+
67.Px8a+ Rx6h+
68.K-8e +B-4f
69.N*5e +R-8h
70.P*8f K-5a
71.+Px9a B*6h
72.K-7d Bx8f+
73.G*7e L*7a
74.L*7b G-6b
75.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 148 moves , TOYOSHIMA won the game .