Shogi Game record : Gokigen Nakabisha

Shogi Game record : The 3rd Asahi cup Shogi open ; 1st preround

A shogi game of Asahi cup Shogi ope 1st preround between ITOU Hirofumi and SATOMI started 10:00 A.M. 16 July 2009 .


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(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : ITOU Hirofumi (6 dan)
Gote : SATOMI Kana (Kurashiki Tohka )

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-3d
2.P-2e B-3c
3.P-7f S-4b
4.K-6h P-5d
5.K-7h R-5b
6.S-4h P-5e
7.G4i-5h K-6b
8.P-4f K-7b
9.S-4g K-8b
10.S-6h S-7b
11.P-9f P-9d
12.P-6f S-5c
13.G-6g S-5d
14.S-3f P-6d
15.S-4e
(diagram 1)

ITOU advanced his Rook Pawn 1.P-2f & 2.P-2e . Such a line rarely seen , when Sente declined Gote's Gokigen Nakabisha . SATOMI naturaly replied with 1...P-3d & 2...B-3c to decline the 2nd file Pawn exchange .

When ITOU opened the Bishop line with 3.P-7f , SATOMI moved up her left Silver with 3...S-4b . If ITOU exchanged the Bishops , the game would advance like following moves ; 4.Bx3c+ Sx3c , 5.K-6h R-4b (or 5...R-2b) . In this line , Sente lost 1 move from standard Kakukou Furibisha ( see Yamajunn's Basic Shogi opening ) . This is because ITOU didn't exchange the Bishops . He moved up the King with 4.K-6h to start making Kakoi .

SATOMI pushed the 5th file Pawn with 4...P-5d without closing her Bishop line . You may think ITOU could make a promoted Bishop by following moves ; 5.Bx3c+ Sx3c , 6.B*5c . But after 6.B*5c , Gote can prevent Sente's Bishop promotion ; 6...B*4d , 7.Bx4d+ Px4d , 8.B*4c B*3b , 9.Bx3b+ Gx3b , 10.B*5c B*4b , 11.Bx4b+ Kx4b . Then ITOU continued making his Kakoi with 5.K-7h .

Until SATOMI's 6...P-5e , the game completely transposed to a variation of Gokigen Nakabisha . ITOU made Funa gakoi and disturb the 5th file Pawn exchange by 9.S-4g . SATOMI made Kata mino gakoi and advanced her left Silver in the 5th file .

After moving up the right Gold with 13.G-6g , ITOU advanced the right Silver with 14.S-3f and crashed it with SATOMI's 5d-Silver .

(diagram 2)

15...Sx4e
16.Px4e G-4b
17.P-3f S*4g
18.P-2d Bx2d
19.P-3e N-3c
20.S*5h S-3f+
21.B-9g R-5d
22.P-6e Nx4e
23.Bx6d G4b-5b
24.B-3a+ +S-4f
25.P*4g +S-3g
26.Nx3g Nx3g+
27.R-2i G-6c
28.+B-2b N*3f
29.S*4e R-5b
30.+Bx2c P*2h
31.R-3i B-1e
32.Sx3f +N-4h
33.P-1f +Nx3i
34.Px1e +N-3h
35.N*6d Gx6d
36.Px6d P*6b
37.+B-4a R-2b
38.P*2c R-1b
39.S-5i R*3i
40.B*3c Rx1i+
41.P-2b+ L*6e
(diagram 2)

SATOMI captured ITOU's Silver with 15...Sx4e to disturb capturing the 3d-Pawn . After moving up the left Gold with 16...G-4b , SATOMI dropped a Silver with 17...S*4g aiming at both 3f-Pawn and 5f square .

ITOU started attacking with 18. P-2d & 19.P-3e . SATOMI captured the 2d-Pawn with 18...Bx2d . Against the 3e-Pawn , she didn't capture it , but jumped the left Knight with 19...N-3c to join attacking . But the 19...N-3c was a questionable move . She should simply capture the Pawn with 19...Px3e .

ITOU dropped a Silver with 20.S*5h to defend the 5th file . SATOMI promoted her silver with 20...S-3f+ , but the promoted Silver left from attacking position . ITOU moved up his Bishop with 21.B-9g to use the Bishop . SATOMI floated the Rook to protect the 6d-Pawn .

ITOU pushed the 6th file Pawn with 22.P-6e and captured the 6d-Pawn with 23.Bx6d threatening the 4b-Gold . SATOMI moved her Gold with 23...G-5b and allowed ITOU promoting his Bishop , but SATOMI should avoid the promotion with 23...G-5c . SATOMI moved her promoted Silver with 24...+S-4f to join attacking in the 5th file . But ITOU's Pawn drop on 4g disturbed it .

SATOMI tried to continue attacking with 25...+S-3g . After some moves , SATOMI captured ITOU's Rook , but her promoted Knight left from ITOU's Kakoi . She should promote her Pawn with 33...P-2i+ instead of 33...+Nx3i .

After some moves , ITOU killed SATOMI's Rook ,and SATOMI dropped a Rook with 39...R*3i and tried to attack ITOU's camp .

(diagram 3)

42.+Px1b Lx6g+
43.Sx6g +N-4i
44.S-6h +N-4h
45.Bx5e+ Px3e
46.S-4e P*5h
47.L*8f P-5i+
48.G-7i +P-5h
49.+Px1a G*6i
50.L*8e Gx6h
51.Gx6h +Px6h
52.Kx6h G*9c
53.K-7h S*5h
54.G*6h +R-5i
55.G*6i Sx6g+
56.Kx6g +R-4i
57.R*2b +Nx4g
58.P-6c+ Px6c
59.+Bx6c P*5b
60.+Bx5b Gx5b
61.Rx5b+ S*6a
62.Lx8c+ Gx8c
63.Lx8c+ Kx8c
64.S*7d resigns
(diagram 3)

After 127 moves , ITOU won the game .