Shogi game record : Yonteme San-San Kaku senpou ; Gote Shiken Bisha , transposition to Nakabisha . (Ginga sen)

Shogi Game record : The 17th Ginga sen ; G-block

A shogi game of Ginga sen G-block between TANIGAWA and HABU was broadcasted 25 July 2009 .


Sente : TANIGAWA Kouji (9 dan)
Gote : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Osho , Kisei , Oza)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-3d
2.P-7f B-3c
3.Bx3c+ Nx3c
4.P-2e R-4b
5.S-4h K-6b
6.K-6h K-7b
7.K-7h K-8b
8.G4i-5h S-7b
9.P-5f G-3b
10.S-5g R-5b
11.P-3f P-5d
12.B*7g R-5a
13.S-4f S-4b
14.P-3e
(diagram 1)

HABU selected Yonteme San-San Kaku senpou as the opening of this game . TANIGAWA advanced his Rook Pawn with 4.P-2e threatning at the 2nd file . HABU didn't protect the 2nd file , because he had no need to protect here . HABU slid his Rook with 4...R-4b .

HABU made Kata mino gakoi with 8...S-7b and after moving up the left Gold with 9...G-3b , HABU slid his Rook again with 10...R-5b . HABU's camp became Nakabisha .

TANIGAWA made Funa gakoi and pushed the 3rd file Pawn aiming at HABU's 3c-Knight . TANIGAWA prepared the attack with 12.B*7g & 13.S-4f , and started attacking the 3rd file with 14.P-3e .

(diagram 2)

14...Px3e
15.P-2d Px2d
16.Rx2d P-5e
17.Bx5e P*2c
18.R-2f R-5d
19.S-6h R-3d
20.B-6f S-5c
21.P-5e S-6d
22.S-7g S-6e
23.B-7e B*7a
24.P-9f P-4d
25.P*3f Px3f
26.P*3e R-1d
27.Rx3f P-4e
28.S-5g R-2d
29.P*2f P-6d
30.B-8f S-7d
31.P-7e S7d-6c
32.P-6f G-4c
33.P-6e Px6e
34.P-7d B-4d
35.S-5f B-5c
36.P-3d Bx8f
37.Px8f P*3e
38.Px3c+ Px3f
39.+Px4c Rx2f
(diagram 2)

After sacrificing the 3rd file Pawn , TANIGAWA exchanged the 2nd file Pawn . HABU also sacrificed the 5th file Pawn with 16...P-5e and dropped a Pawn with 17...P*2c to block the Rook's path .

TANIGAWA backed his Rook with 18.R-2f and HABU floated his Rook with 18...R-5d . HABU advanced his left Silver with 22...S-6e attacking TANIGAWA's Bishop . TANIGAWA's Bishop escaped with 23.B-7e planing a Bishop promotion in the 5c . HABU declined the Bishop promotion by dropping a Bishop on 7a .

After some moves , TANIGAWA attacked HABU's Gin mino gakoi and HABU made a promoted Rook to attack TANIGAWA's Funa gakoi .

(diagram 3)

40.+P-5c Rx2i+
41.+Px6c Sx6c
42.B*4c G-7b
43.B-6a+ N*7e
44.Px7c+ Nx7c
45.P*6d B*8g
46.K-8h Bx9f+
47.Lx9f R*8g
48.resigns
(diagram 3)






After 94 moves , HABU won the game .