Shogi Game record : HATAKEYAMA beated NOZUKI's Bougin . (NHK cup)

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

A shogi game of the NHK cup between NOZUKI and HATAKEYAMA Mamoru was broadcasted 31 May 2009 .


Sente : NOZUKI Hirotaka (7 dan)
Gote : HATAKEYAMA Mamoru (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-8f
7.Px8f Rx8f
8.P*8g R-8d
9.S-3h P-3d
10.S-2g S-6b
11.P-7f G-5b
12.P-1f P-1d
13.P-9f K-4a
14.S-3f B-3c
15.P-9e S-2b
16.K-6i P-5d
17.P-4f S-5c
18.G-5h P-7d
19.S-2e
(diagram 1)

NOZUKI selected Aigakari as the opening of this game , and HATAKEYAMA accepted it . After the exchange of the 2nd file Pawns , NOZUKI's Rook backed to 2h square ; Hiki Hisha position .

HATAKEYAMA also exchanged his Rook Pawn , and NOZUKI advanced his right Silver . NOZUKI's strategy is Hiki Hisha Bougin . NOZUKI's 3f-Silver was threatening the almost left half of HATAKEYAMA's camp and disturbing the development of the camp . But in the same time , the Silver was disturbing NOZUKI's own 3rd file Pawn advance .

Just after HATAKEYAMA's 18...P-7d , NOZUKI advanced his 3f-Silver with 19.S-2e .

(diagram 2)

19...P-7e
20.Px7e Bx8h+
21.Sx8h P-5e
22.S-7g P-5f
23.Px5f P-3e
24.P-7d B*3i
25.R-2f Rx7d
26.P-5e B-8d+
27.B*5f R-4d
28.P*2d Px2d
29.S-3d P-2e
30.Sx2e N-3c
31.G-4g Nx2e
32.Rx2e P*2d
33.R-2f P*5g
34.P-4e R-3d
35.S-6f P*8h
(diagram 2)

After sacrificing the 7th file Pawn with 19...P-7e , HATAKEYAMA exchanged his threatened Bishop to escape from NOZUKI's 2e-Silver . HATAKEYAMA advanced the 5th file Pawn and sacrificed it with 22...P-5f to open the diagonal line . After advancing the 3rd file Pawn with 23...P-3e , HATAKEYAMA dropped a Bishop on 3i to make a promoted Bishop by using this diagonal line from 3i to 8d .

NOZUKI also dropped a Bishop with 27.B*5f and tried to break HATAKEYAMA's camp . But NOZUKI's 28.P*2d was a careless move . He should move simply 28.S-3d without dropping a Pawn . HATAKEYAMA's 29...P-2e was a good move . Then NOZUKI's camp became difficult to defend .

(diagram 3)

36.Gx8h S-6d
37.N*4f R-3c
38.K-6h N-7c
39.Gx5g P-3f
40.Px3f S*6e
41.B-3h Sx6f
42.Gx6f N-6e
43.S*5h +B-6b
44.R-2h Rx3f
45.Gx6e Rx4f
46.S-5g +B-3e
47.N*4g N*7f
48.K-7g Rx4g+
49.Bx4g +Bx5g
50.Gx6d Px6d
51.R*7a P*5a
52.B-7d S*6c
53.Bx6c+ Gx6c
54.S*6f B*5i
55.Kx7f N*8d
56.K-8e +Bx6g
57.Kx8d S*8b
58.S*5b Kx5b
59.R-7b+ G*6b
60.+Rx8b S*7c
61.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 120 moves , HATAKEYAMA won the game .