Shogi News : WATANABE won again . (Ryuo sen)

Shogi News : The 22nd Ryuo sen ; 7 games title match

7:05 P.M. , 29 October 2009 , after 141 moves , WATANABE won the 2nd game of this match . The score of this match becomes "WATANABE 2 --- 0 MORIUCHI" .

They are goint to have next game 10 & 11 November 2009 at Shousei en ; Higashi Honganji temple , Kyoto city , Kyoto .


You can see the game nearly real time on the Net .
http://live3.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/091028.html
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Sente : WATANABE Akira (Ryuo)
Gote : MORIUCHI Toshiyuki (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f G-3b
3.G-7h P-4d
4.P-2e B-3c
5.S-4h G-5b
6.P-5f S-2b
7.B-7g P-8d
8.S-8h P-8e
9.K-6i G5b-4c
10.B-6h B-4b
11.S-7g S-3c
12.P-3f P-5d
13.S-3g S-6b
14.G-5h K-4a
15.P-6f P-7d
16.G5h-6g B-6d
17.K-7i K-3a
18.K-8h K-2b
19.B-4f S-7c
20.P-1f P-9d
21.P-1e P-9e
22.P-3e Px3e
23.Bx3e P*3f
24.S-4f S-6b
25.P-5e Px5e
26.R-5h B-7c
27.P-7e R-8d
28.P-1d Px1d
29.P*1c Lx1c
30.Px7d Rx7d
31.R-1h P-5f
32.P*1b
(diagram 1)

The game restarted with WATANABE's 32.P*1b .

(diagram 2)

32...S-3d
33.P-1a+ Kx1a
34.Bx1c+ Nx1c
35.Rx1d P*1b
36.R-1h K-2b
37.P*1d Nx2e
38.P-1c+ K-3a
39.+Px2c Sx2c
40.P*2d Sx2d
41.Rx1b+ P-3g+
42.P*7e R-8d
43.L*7d Bx4f
44.Px4f S*2a
45.+R-1a B*3c
46.+R-1h P*7c
47.Gx5f Px7d
48.P*2f +P-3f
49.Px2e Sx2e
50.B*6a L*5a
51.G-6e R-8b
52.Gx7d S-5c
53.P*2d
(diagram 2)

MORIUCHI advanced the 3c-Silver with 32...S-3d attacking the 3e-Bishop . WATANABE promoted his 1b-Pawn with 33.P-1a+ , and MORIUCHI captured it . WATANABE exchanged his 3e-Bishop with MORIUCHI's 1c-Lance and after some moves , until 41.Rx1b+ WATANABE broke the 1st file of MORIUCHI's camp .

MORIUCHI made a promoted Pawn with 41...P-3g+ and WATANABE started attacking MORIUCHI's attacking pieces with 42.P*7e . Replying WATANABE's Lance drop with 43.L*7d , MORIUCHI exchanged his Bishop with the 4f-Silver . MORIUCHI dropped a Silver and a Bishop with 44...S*2a & 45...B*3c forcing WATANABE's promoted Rook to back .

While MORIUCHI was capturing the 7d-Lance , WATANABE captured the 5f-Pawn and the 2e-Knight ; important pieces for attacking . Until WATANABE's 53.P*2d , he seemed to get an advantage .

(diagram 3)

53...K-4b
54.N*5e P*5b
55.G-8c R-6b
56.G-7b Rx6a
57.Gx6a P*7f
58.Sx7f P-4e
59.P*5f S-5d
60.Gx5a Kx5a
61.P-2c+ Gx2c
62.R*3a G*4a
63.Rx2a+ G-2b
64.S*6b Kx6b
65.+Rx4a G-4b
66.+Rx8a K-5c
67.+R-8d +Px4f
68.G*3e S*6d
69.N*6e S6dx6e
70.Sx6e Sx6e
71.S*4d resigns
(diagram 3)

After 141 moves , WATANABE won the game .