Nov 11, 2009

Shogi News : The 3rd game becomes Kakukawari Koshikakegin . (Ryuo sen)

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

Around 6:00 P.M. , after 82 moves MORIUCHI sealed the 83rd move and the game once stopped the evening . The game will restart next morning 9:00 A.M.


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Sente : MORIUCHI Toshiyuki (9 dan)
Gote : WATANABE Akira (Ryuo)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.P-2f G-3b
3.G-7h P-8e
4.B-7g P-3d
5.S-8h Bx7g+
6.Sx7g S-4b
7.S-3h S-7b
8.P-4f P-6d
9.S-4g S-6c
10.K-6h K-4a
11.P-9f P-9d
12.P-1f P-1d
13.P-3f G-5b
14.G-5h S-5d
15.S-5f P-4d
16.P-6f P-7d
17.K-7i K-3a
18.N-3g N-7c
19.P-2e S-3c
20.P-4e
(diagram 1)

With 2.P-2f , MORIUCHI selected Kakukawari opening again and WATANABE accepted it . Different from the 1st game , this game advanced Kakukawari Koshikakegin doukei line , and MORIUCHI started attacking with 20.P-4e .

(diagram 2)

20...Px4e
21.P-3e S-4d
22.P-1e Px1e
23.P-2d Px2d
24.P-7e Px7e
25.Rx2d P*2c
26.R-2i G-6c
27.P*1b Lx1b
28.Px3d B*3h
29.R-3i B-2g+
30.B*1a +B-2h
31.R-4i +B-3h
32.R-6i G-4c
(diagram 2)

Sacrificing the 4th , 1st & 7th file Pawns , MORIUCHI selected the most rough line . After the 2nd file Pawn exchange , MORIUCHI backed his Rook with 26.R-2i .

WATANABE protected the 7c-Knight's head with 26...G-6c . MORIUCHI sacrificed a Pawn with 27.P*1b and captured the 3rd file Pawn with 28.Px3d . WATANABE dropped a Bishop with 28...B*3h to attack MORIUCHI's attacking pieces and disturb MORIUCHI's attack .

WATANABE attacked MORIUCHI's Rook with 30...+B-2h & 31...+B-3h , forcing MORIUCHI's Rook to escape . And WATANABE moved up his left Gold with 32...G-4c to remove the 3d-Pawn .

(diagram 3)

33.P*2b Gx3d
34.Px2a+ Kx2a
35.Bx4d+ Gx4d
36.Sx4e Sx4e
37.S*3c +Bx3g
38.Sx4d= P-8f
39.Px8f B*2e
40.R-3i P*3h
41.R-2i N*2g
(diagram 3)





MORIUCHI dropped a Pawn with 33.P*2b and captured the 2a-Knight with 34.Px2a+ .
Sacrificing a Bishop & a Silver , MORIUCHI continued attacking .

WATANABE sacrificed the 8th file Pawn with 38...P-8f , and dropped a Bishop with 39...B*2e attacking the 5h Gold . MORIUCHI turned his Rook with 40.R-3i forcing WATANABE to drop a Pawn with 40...P*3h . MORIUCHI turned his Rook again with 41.R-2i attacking the 2e-Knight and WATANABE dropped a Knight with 41...N*2g to block the 2i-Rook's power . MORIUCHI sealed the 83rd move and the game once stopped .

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