Shogi Game record : Aigakari Koshikakegin game . (NHK cup)

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

A shogi game of NHK cup tournament between KITAHAMA and NAKAGAWA was broadcasted 7 June 2009 .


Sente KITAHAMA Kensuke (7 dan)
Gote : NAKAGAWA Daisuke (7 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-8d
2.P-2e P-8e
3.G-7h G-3b
4.P-2d Px2d
5.Rx2d P*2c
6.R-2h P-3d
7.S-3h G-5b
8.P-9f P-4d
9.P-4f P-8f
10.Px8f Rx8f
11.S-4g R-8b
12.P*8g S-4b
13.P-7f S-4c
(diagram 1)


KITAHAMA selected Aigakari as the opening of this game . He exchanged the 2nd file Pawn and his Rook backed to 2h . NAKAGAWA opened his Bishop line with 6...P-3d but he closed it before KITAHAMA opened the Bishop line . KITAHAMA selected Koshikakegin as his strategy .

(diagram 2)

14.B-7g S-6b
15.S-8h P-6d
16.P-8f S-6c
17.S-8g P-7d
18.G-5h K-4a
19.K-6i K-3a
20.K-7i S6c-5d
21.S-3f G5b-4b
22.P-9e R-7b
23.S-2e N-3c
24.S-3f P-7e
25.Px7e Rx7e
26.P*7f R-7d
27.P-6f P-6e
28.G5h-6g N-7c
(diagram 2)

KITAHAMA developped his camp and made Ginkanmuri . While KITAHAMA's Silver went and backed , NAKAGAWA made an attacking form with the Rook , the right Silver and the right Knight .

(diagram 3)

29.Px6e P-1d
30.S-4g Nx6e
31.B-6f P*7g
32.G7h-6h P-4e
33.K-8h Px4f
34.Sx4f B-1c
35.P*4g P*4e
36.S-5e Sx5e
37.Bx5e S*7h
38.Bx9a+ P*8e
39.S*7e Px8f
40.Sx7h Px7h+
41.Gx7h R-7a
42.+B-8b P*7g
43.Nx7g Nx5g+
44.+Bx7a +Nx6g
45.R*6a K-2b
46.Rx6g+ S*7i
47.Gx7i Bx7i+
48.Kx7i P-8g+
49.P*8h G*7h
50.Rx7h +Px7h
51.Kx7h R*2h
52.K-8g Rx2i+
53.P*6i +Rx1i
54.P*2d L*8c
55.L*8f Lx8f
56.Kx8f Px2d
57.P*5d Px5d
58.+R-6a N*3a
59.N*4d Sx4d
60.+Bx4d L*8b
61.L*8e P*8d
62.P*2c Kx2c
63.+Rx3a Px8e
64.Nx8e Gx3a
65.N*3e K-3b
66.B*4c resigns
(diagram 3)

After 131 moves , KITAHAMA won the game .