Shogi News : A rough game of Kakukwari Koshikakegin . (Oi sen)

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6:00 P.M. 20 August 2009 , FUKAURA sealed the 73th move and the game once stopped this evening . The game will restart next morning and will end the evening of tomorrow .


You can see the game record on the Net .
http://www3.topics.or.jp/50oui/kifu/
(diagram version , written in Japanese language)
http://www3.topics.or.jp/50oui/50textkifu.html
(text version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : FUKAURA Kouichi (Oi )
Gote : KIMURA Kazuki (8 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-8d
2.P-7f G-3b
3.G-7h P-8e
4.B-7g P-3d
5.S-8h S-4b
6.Bx2b+ Gx2b
7.S-7g S-6b
8.S-3h P-6d
9.P-4f S-6c
10.S-4g P-9d
11.P-9f G-5b
12.K-6h K-4a
13.P-1f P-1d
14.S-5f G-3b
15.G-5h S-5d
16.P-6f P-4d
17.P-3f P-7d
18.K-7i K-3a
19.N-3g N-7c
20.P-2e S-3c
21.P-4e
(diagram 1)

The game started with FUKAURA's move 1.P-2f . This move shown he wanted Aigakari or Kakukawari as the opening . If KIMURA declined the openings , he would open his Bishop line with 1...P-3d , but he accepted FUKAURA's choice with 1...P-8d .

FUKAURA opened his Bishop line with 2.P-7f and he wanted Kakukawari opening . After this move KIMURA still declined the opening by 2...P-3d , But he accepted Kakukawari opening . The game advanced the most standard Kakukawari Koshikakegin doukei line . Then FUKAURA started attacking with 21.P-4e .

(diagram 2)

21...Px4e
22.P-2d Px2d
23.P-1e Px1e
24.P-7e Px7e
25.P-3e S-4d
26.Rx2d P*2c
27.R-2f G-6c
(diagram 2)








FUKAURA pushed 4th , 2nd , 1st , 7th and 3rd file Pawns . KIMURA's 3c-Silver escaped to 4d and FUKAURA's Rook captured 2d-Pawn . KIMURA dropped a Pawn with 26.P*2c and FUKAURA's Rook backed to 2f square . Until the 27.R-2f , the game advanced HORIGUCHI ryu line .

(diagram 3)

28.P*7d Gx7d
29.Px3d P-7f
30.Sx7f P-8f
31.Px8f P*8h
32.Gx8h B*4i
33.S5f-6g Rx8f
34.G-7g R-8a
35.P*8f P*7e
36.S-8g P*8e
(diagram 3)






Sacrificing a Pawn with 28.P*7d , FUKAURA forced KIMURA's 6c-Gold to move bad position . And FUKAURA captured 3d-Pawn . Then KIMURA's attacking turn had come .

Sacrificing Pawns in the 7th and 8th file , KIMURA attacked with dropping a Bishop . After KIMURA's Rook backed , he continued attacking with dropping Pawns in the 7th and 8th file .

FUKAURA sealed the 73th move and the game once stopped this evening .