Shogi News : FUKAURA won the 6th game . (Oi sen)

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

7:02 P.M. 9 September 2009 , FUKAURA won the 6th game of Oi sen title match . The score of this match becomes "FUKAURA 3 --- 3 KIMURA" . Then the winner of next/last game will get the 50th Oi title .

They are going to have the 7th/last game 29 & 30 September 2009 , at the same place . (Jin'ya Onsen Ryokan , Hatano city , Kanagawa)


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://www.chunichi.co.jp/s/igo-shogi/shogi/kifu/s1205.html
(diagram version , written in Japanese language)
http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/igo-shogi/50oui/text.html
(text version , written in Japanese language)

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

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.S-6h P-3d
3.P-6f S-6b
4.P-5f P-5d
5.S-4h S-4b
6.G4i-5h G-3b
7.G-7h K-4a
8.K-6i G-5b
9.S-7g S-3c
10.B-7i B-3a
11.P-3f P-4d
12.G5h-6g P-7d
13.B-6h P-9d
14.K-7i P-9e
15.S-3g G5b-4c
16.P-3e Px3e
17.Bx3e N-7c
18.K-8h P-5e
19.Px5e P-9f
20.Px9f P*9g
21.Lx9g N-8e
22.S-8f Nx9g+
23.Sx9g L*9c
24.P-5d Lx9f
25.Sx9f Lx9f
26.B-4f R-9b
27.P*9c Rx9c
28.B-8b+ L-9h+
(diagram 1)

The game restarted with opening FUKAURA's sealed move . The move is 28...L-9h+ . FUKAURA attacked KIMURA's King directly .

(diagram 2)

29.K-7g R-9f
30.+B-7b +Lx8i
31.+Bx6b B-9g+
32.L*9h N*8e
33.K-6h +B-7i
34.Gx7i Rx9h+
35.K-5g L*5e
36.N*5f Lx5f
37.Gx5f +Rx8g
38.K-4h +Lx7i
39.S*5b K-3a
40.Sx4c+ Gx4c
41.P-5c+ S*4i
42.P*5i P*3h
43.B*2e +R-7h
44.L*5h Sx5h+
45.Px5h S*3i
46.K-5g +R-8g
47.S*6g Sx2h=
48.G*3b Kx3b
49.+Px4c K-2b
(diagram 2)

KIMURA's King escaped from FUKAURA's promoted Lance with 29.K-7g . After escaping the 9c-Rook , FUKAURA continued attacking . During these moves , KIMURA's promoted Bishop slowly threatened FUKAURA's King .

KIMURA dropped a Lance with 32.L*9h and forced FUKAURA to attack . Sacrificing a promoted Bishop with 33...+B-7i , FUKAURA continued attacking .

KIMURA's defense was perhaps very effective , but after some moves , KIMURA seemed to have no enough pieces to mate FUKAURA's King .

(diagram 3)

50.G-5e R*3e
51.+Px3c Nx3c
52.G*3b Kx3b
53.B-4c+ Kx4c
54.+Bx4d K-3b
55.S*4c K-2a
56.+Bx3e B*8i
57.Sx2h Bx6g+
58.K-4f L*4d
59.K-3f G*4f
60.+Bx4f G*2e
61.K-3g S*3f
62.+Bx3f Gx3f
63.Kx3f G*2e
64.K-3g Lx4g+
65.Kx4g +Bx5h
66.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 130 moves , FUKAURA won the game .