Shogi Game record : Yonteme Kyu-Yon Fu senpou ; SATO ryu direct Mukai Bisha . (Saikyou sen)

Shogi Game record : The 3rd Daiwa Shoken cup ; Saikyou sen ; final

The final game of Daiwa Shoken cup , Saikyou sen between KIMURA and YAMASAKI started 2 August 2009 .


Sente : KIMURA Kazuki (8 dan)
Gote : YAMASAKI Takayuki (7 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-9d
3.P-2e P-9e
4.G4i-5h Bx8h+
5.Sx8h S-2b
6.K-6h S-3c
7.S-7g R-2b
8.B*6e B*7d
9.Bx4c+ G6a-5b
10.P-7e Gx4c
11.Px7d Px7d
12.S-3h R-7b
13.G-7h G-3b
14.P-3f S-6b
15.P-4f P-6d
16.S-4g S-6c
17.S-5f K-4b
18.P-4e P-5d
19.R-4h S-5b
20.P-6f K-3a
21.P-6e G-5c
22.Px6d N-7c
23.P-4d P*4f
(diagram 1)

YAMASAKI selected Yonteme Kyu-Yon Fu senpou with 2...P-9d , in this game . KIMURA naturally advanced his Rook Pawn with 3.P-2e . YAMASAKI advanced the 9th file Pawn with 3...P-9e without protecting the 2nd file .

After KIMURA moved up his right Gold with 4.G4i-5h , YAMASAKI exchanged the Bishops with 4...B-8h+ , and advanced his left Silver to 3c protecting the 2nd file . Then YAMASAKI turned his Rook to 2b , making SATO ryu direct Mukai Bisha form .

KIMURA dropped a Bishop with 8.B*6e aiming at both of the 4c & 8c Pawns . YAMASAKI also dropped a Bishop with 8...B*7d to defend . KIMURA captured the 4c-Pawn promoting the Bishop , with 9.Bx4c+ . YAMASAKI moved up his right Gold with 9...G6a-5b to kill the 4c-promoted Bishop . KIMURA also killed YAMASAKI's 7d-Bishop with 10.P-7e . And they exchanged the Bishops again .

After some moves ,YAMASAKI turned back his Rook to 7b threatening uncovered 7g-Silver and made Yagura gakoi . KIMURA made Koshikakegin form and turned his Rook to 4h . And KIMURA advanced the 6th file and crushed it with YAMASAKI's 6d-Pawn to make a defect in YAMASAKI's camp . Without capturing KIMURA's 6th file Pawn , YAMASAKI prepared a counter-attack .

(diagram 2)

24.P-4c+ G3bx4c
25.N-3g Gx6d
26.P-2d Px2d
27.P*2c P-5e
28.Sx5e Gx5e
29.B*6d K-3b
30.Bx5e S*4d
31.Bx4f P*4e
32.Nx4e Sx4e
33.Bx7c+ Rx7c
34.Rx4e B*3g
(diagram 2)




After sacrificing the 4th file Pawn with 24.P-4c+ , KIMURA jumped his right Knight to join attacking . KIMURA attacked YAMASAKI's camp for a while with sacrificing his Bishop . YAMASAKI dropped a Bishop slowly preparing a counter-attack .

(diagram 3)

35.K-7i B*2g
36.R-4g Bx3f+
37.Rx3g +Bx3g
38.K-8h P-7e
39.P*7d R-6c
40.P*6f N*7f
41.Sx7f Px7f
42.G*5a K-4b
43.Gx5b Kx5b
44.N*7e Rx6f
45.S*6g R-2f
46.P*4f +Bx4f
47.P-2b+ Sx2b
48.N*5f R-2i+
49.P*4d G*7g
50.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 98 moves , YAMASAKI won the game .