Shogi Game record : Sente Shiken Bisha vs Gote Ibisha Anaguma . (NHK cup)

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

A Shogi game of NHK cup TV Shogi tournament between SUGIMOTO and SENZAKI was broadcasted 28 June 2009 .


Sente : SUGIMOTO Masataka (7 dan)
Gote : SENZAKI Manabu (8 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-6f S-6b
3.S-7h K-4b
4.S-6g K-3b
5.P-1f P-1d
6.R-6h G6a-5b
7.S-3h P-5d
8.K-4h P-8d
9.G6i-5h S-5c
10.P-4f P-8e
11.B-7g P-7d
12.K-3i R-7b
13.R-7h B-3c
14.P-3f K-2b
15.N-3g P-4d
16.P-6e G-4c
17.G-4g G-3b
18.P-2f L-1b
(diagram 1)

After both players opened their each Bishop lines , SUGIMOTO closed the Bishop line with 2.P-6f . This move means Sente wants a quiet game include Furibisha . SENZAKI moved up his right Silver with 2...S-6b and started making Kakoi before pushing the 8th file Pawn .

SUGIMOTO advanced his left Silver before moving the Rook . After made a frame of Mino gakoi with 7.S-3h , SUGIMOTO's King was slowly entering the Kakoi . SENZAKI shown an attitude to aim at 7g-Bishop head and started developing his Kakoi .

SUGIMOTO also developed his Kakoi to Taka mino gakoi and SENZAKI started making Ibisha Anaguma with 18...L-1b.

(diagram 2)

19.N-2e B-5a
20.P-4e K-1a
21.Px4d Sx4d
22.P*4e S-3c
23.Nx3c+ Bx3c
24.S-5f Bx7g+
25.Nx7g P*4f
26.Gx4f P-7e
27.Px7e P-8f
28.Px8f B*6f
29.K-2h P-3e
30.P-1e Px3f
31.Px1d S-2b
32.S*1c Nx1c
33.Px1c+ Lx1c
34.P*1d Bx5g+
35.B*3e Lx1d
36.Lx1d P*1c
37.G-4h S*3g
(diagram 2)

Replying SENZAKI's 18...L-1b , SUGIMOTO started attacking with 19.N-2e . SENZAKI's Bishop escaped from the 2e-Knight's attack with 19...B-5a . SUGIMOTO pushed the 4th file Pawn with 20.P-4e , aiming at SENZAKI's King directly by 7g-Bishop line .

Exchanging his Silver and SUGIMOTO's Knight , SENZAKI's King entered the Ibisha Anaguma . Until SUGIMOTO's 24.S-5f , he seemed to get an slight advantage . SENZAKI tried to improve the position , exchanged the Bishops , sacrificed the 7th & 8th file Pawns , and dropped a Bishop with 28.B*6f . SUGIMOTO escaped his King from SENZAKI's 6f-Bishop power with 29.K-2h and attacked in the 1st file with 30.P-1e . But he should protect 5g-Pawn and make a game more quiet . SENZAKI's 30...Px3f and 34...Bx5g* worked very well , his 37...S*3g broke SUGIMOTO's Kakoi .

(diagram 3)

38.Sx3g Px3g+
39.Kx3g P*3f
40.Gx3f +Bx5f
41.R-5h +B-2i
42.P*3c G3bx3c
43.N*2e S*2d
44.Lx1c+ S2bx1c
45.Nx1c+ Sx3e
46.Gx3e B*1i
47.K-3f N*2d
48.K-2e S*3d
49.K-1e P*1d
50.Kx1d L*1b
51.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 100 moves , SENZAKI won the game .