Shogi Game record : Kyusen Yagura ; YONENAGA ryu kyusen Yagura . (Asahi cup)

Shogi Game record : The 3rd Asahi cup Shogi open tournament

A shogi game of Asahi cup ; the 1st pre-round between NAGAOKA Toshikatsu (Amateur) and OIKAWA started 10:00 A.M. , 4 July 2009 .

You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/3/kifu/20090704asahi_12.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : NAGAOKA Toshikatsu (Amateur)
Gote : OIKAWA Takuma (4 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.S-6h P-3d
3.S-7g S-6b
4.P-5f P-5d
5.S-4h S-4b
6.G-7h G-3b
7.K-6i K-4a
8.P-2f P-7d
9.P-2e S-3c
10.G-5h G-5b
11.P-3f P-4d
12.P-4f G5b-4c
13.N-3g B-3a
14.S-4g P-8e
15.S-6f
(diagram 1)

NAGAOKA selected Yagura as the opening of this game with 2.S-6h , and OIKAWA accepted it . The game naturally advanced "3.S-7g Ai Yagura" line until 7...K-4a . NAGAOKA's 8.P-2f shown he might select Kyusen Yagura .

NAGAOKA advanced the 2nd , 3rd and 4th file Pawn with P-2e , P-3f and P-4f . After these Pawns advancement , he jumped the right Knight with N-3g and advanced both Silvers with S-4g and S-6f . Then his camp became YONENAGA ryu Kyusen Yagura attacking form .

(diagram 2)

15...P-8f
16.Px8f Bx8f
17.P*8g B-9e
18.P-5e Px5e
19.P-4e Px4e
20.Nx4e S-4d
21.P-2d Px2d
22.S-4f N-7c
23.S6fx5e Sx5e
24.Sx5e N-6e
25.P*4d G4c-4b
(diagram 2)




OIKAWA exchanged the 8th file Pawns by his Bishop . And the Bishop came to 9e . NAGAOKA started attacking with 18.P-5e . NAGAOKA jumped his right Knight and exchanged the Silvers in the 5th file . OIKAWA's right Knight also jumped with 24...N-6e to counterattack . They roughly attacked each other .

(diagram 3)

26.S-5d P*5g
27.G5h-6h P*4h
28.Sx6e P-4i+
29.N*5d S*5h
30.K-7i +P-5i
31.B-5e S-7c
32.Nx4b+ Gx4b
33.S*8f Bx8f
34.Px8f P*8g
35.Rx2d resigns
(diagram 3)





After 69 moves , NAGAOKA won the game .