Shogi News : ISHIBASHI won the 1st game .(Jo-ryu Oi)

Shogi News : The 20th Jo-ryu Oi sen : 5 games title match

The 1st game of the Jo-ryu Oi sen title match between ISHIBASHI and SHIMIZU started 6 October 209 at Ichinomiya city , Aichi .


6:10 P.M. , after 114 moves , ISHIBASHI won the game . The score of this match becomes "ISHIBASHI 1 --- 0 SHIMIZU" . Next game will start 14 October 2009 at Sapporo city , Hokkaido .



You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://www.chunichi.co.jp/s/igo-shogi/shogi/kifu/s1300.html
(diagram version , written in Japanese language)
http://www.chunichi.co.jp/igo-shogi/20joui/text.html
(text version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : SHIMIZU Ichiyo (Jo-ryu Meijin , Jo-ryu Osho)
Gote : ISHIBASHI Sachio (Jo-ryu Oi)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-3d
2.P-7f P-5d
3.P-2e R-5b
4.K-6h P-5e
5.S-4h B-3c
6.K-7h S-4b
7.S-6h K-6b
8.P-3f K-7b
9.S-3g P-5f
10.Bx3c+ Sx3c
11.Px5f Rx5f
12.S-4f R-5a
13.P-2d Px2d
14.P-3e G-3b
(diagram 1)


ISHIBASHI selected Gokigen Nakabisha , her favorite opening in this game . SHIMIZU replied with 4.K-6h line . This line is almost same as 4.S-4h line . In these lines , Sente allows Gote to get a Kurai of the 5th file with P-5e , and aims at both of the 5e-Pawn and 3c-Bishop head .

After making a Fana gakoi , SHIMIZU advanced her right Silver with 9.S-3g for attacking . ISHIBASHI pushed the 5th file Pawn with 9...P-5f to exchange Pawns . SIMIZU exchanged the Bishops before capturing the 5f-Pawn . After the 5th file Pawn exchange , SHIMIZU moved up her right Silver with 12.S-4f . ISHIBASHI backed the Rook with 12...R-5a . SHIMIZU started attacking with 13.P-2d & 14.P-3e .

(diagram 2)

15.Px3d Sx3d
16.P*5e P-4d
17.Rx2d S-4c
18.P*3c Nx3c
19.P*3d N-4e
20.B*3c P*2c
21.Bx5a+ Gx5a
22.R-2h Sx3d
23.R*2a B*3c
24.R-3h B*4c
25.P-5d S-6b
26.N-7g P*3a
27.N-6e P*5b
28.S-5e G-4a
29.P-4f G3b-4b
30.Rx1a+ Bx1a
31.Px4e Sx4e
(diagram 2)

SHIMIZU captured the 3d-Pawn and dropped a Pawn to Block ISHIBASHI's Rook way . SHIMIZU captured the 2d-Pawn with 17.Rx2d threatening the 3d-Silver . ISHIBASHI backed the Silver with 17...S-4c . SHIMIZU continued attacking in the 3rd file with sacrificing Pawns . ISHIBASHI jumped her 3c-Knight with 19.N-4e to escape from 3d-Pawn . SHIMIZU still continued attacking with a Bishop drop on 3c .

ISHIBASHI accepted her Rook & SHIMIZU's Bishop exchange and defend perfectly . SHIMIZU tried to attack with dropping a Rook on 2a , advancing the 5th file Pawn and jumped the left Knight .

After some moves , ISHIBASHI forced SHIMIZU to exchange SHIMIZU's Rook and ISHIBASHI's 1a-Lance & 4e-Knight .

(diagram 3)

32.R-5h R*2g
33.G-3i R-2f+
34.L*6f B-2e
35.N*7e B-4g+
36.N-5c+ Px5c
37.Nx6c+ Sx6c
38.Lx6c+ Kx6c
39.S*6d K-5b
40.Px5c+ Gx5c
41.P*4f S-5f
42.P*5d Gx6d
43.Sx6d K-4c
44.P-5c+ K-3d
(diagram 3)


SHIMIZU turned her Rook to the 5th file , dropped a Lance with 34. L*6f & a Knight with 35.N*7e , trying to attack ISHIBASHI's camp .

After some moves , SHIMIZU could break ISHIBASHI's camp , but ISHIBASHI's King escaped from the attacked point .

(diagram 4)

45.G*3g +Rx3g
46.Nx3g P-4e
47.R*5d K-3e
48.S-5e P*5g
49.R-2h L*2d
50.R-4h N*8f
51.Px8f G*8g
52.Kx8g +Bx6i
53.G*7h N*9e
54.K-7g +Bx7h
55.Kx7h G*8g
56.K-6i S*5h
57.Rx5h G*7h
58.resigns
(diagram 4)

After 114 moves , ISHIBASHI won the game .