Shogi News : FUKAURA defends his title . (Oi sen)

Shogi News : The 50th Oi sen : 7 games title match

6:52 P.M. 30 September 2009 , after 125 moves , FUKAURA won the last game of this match . The score of this match becomes "FUKAURA 4 --- 3 KIMURA" , and FUKAURA defended his title Oi .


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http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/cont/50oui-7/69608.html
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FUKAURA Kouichi (Oi )
KIMURA Kazuki (8 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f G-3b
3.G-7h P-8d
4.P-2e P-8e
5.P-2d Px2d
6.Rx2d P-8f
7.Px8f Rx8f
8.Rx3d B-3c
9.R-3f S-2b
10.K-5h K-4a
11.P*8g R-8e
12.Bx3c+ Nx3c
13.N-7g R-2e
14.P*2f R-2d
15.R-5f G-6b
16.G-3h R-5d
17.R-6f P-7d
18.S-6h K-5b
19.S-2h N-7c
20.P-3f B*5e
21.R-5f Bx2h+
22.Gx2h S*5e
23.Rx5e Rx5e
24.P-7e Rx7e
25.S*8d R-1e
26.P-1f R-1d
27.B*4f P-6d
(diagram 1)

The game restarted with opening KIMURA's sealed move . The move was 27...P-6d to block FUKAURA's 4f-Bishop line .

(diagram 2)

28.P*7e R*3i
29.Px7d P*2g
30.Px7c+ Px2h+
31.P-6f G-6a
32.K-6g K-4b
33.P*7b Sx7b
34.+Px7b Gx7b
35.N*2d G-2c
36.B*8e G*9d
37.Bx9d Px9d
38.G*3b K-5b
39.N-6e Px6e
40.S-7c+ Px6f
(diagram 2)


FUKAURA dropped a Pawn with 28.P*7e , aiming at KIMURA's 7c-Knight head . KIMURA dropped a Rook with 28...R*3i to attack FUKAURA's camp . They roughly attack each other's camp .

FUKAURA pushed the 6th file Pawn with 31.P-6f to defend his King . Without the move , FUKAURA's King will be mated with following moves ; 31...G*4h , 32.Kx4h +P-3h , 33.K-5h R-4i+ .

After the King's move to 6g , FUKAURA attacked the right side of KIMURA's camp with 33.P*7b . FUKAURA got a Silver and dropped a Knight with 35.N*2d aiming at the 3b-Gold and blocking the 1d-Rook's escape route .

FUKAURA dropped a Bishop with 36.B*8e threatening KIMURA's King . KIMURA dropped a Gold with 36...G*9d to disturb the work of this Bishop . FUKAURA simply exchanged his Bishop with KIMURA's 9d-Gold . And FUKAURA attacked KIMURA's King from both side ; 38.G*3b & 40.S-7c+ . KIMURA also attacked FUKAURA's King with 40...Px6f .

(diagram 3)

41.K-5f B*9b
42.Kx6f N*5d
43.K-7e Nx4f
44.+Sx7b B*9c
45.S*8d Bx8d
46.Kx8d Rx2d
47.K-7c R-7d
48.K-8b P*8a
49.+Sx8a K-6c
50.B*9f K-5d
51.G-6g R-8d
52.Kx9a Bx4g+
53.L*5f N*5e
54.Lx5e K-4d
55.P*4e Nx4e
56.N*5f Kx5e
57.G*6f K-5d
58.Gx2b P*8e
59.Gx2c L*6a
60.P*6d Lx6d
61.S*5e K-6c
62.Sx6d K-5b
63.L*5e resigns
(diagram 3)

After 125 moves , FUKAURA won the game .